Archaeological Discoveries That Are Worth Millions Or Even Billions Of Dollars

Published on 02/09/2021
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Atacama “Alien”

Also called Ata, the Atacama Alien is an artifact that has been the subject of much debate. It is hard to deny that it is one of the strangest entries on the list. You are looking at the six-inch skeletal remains of a fetus. In 2003, it was found in a deserted town close to the Atacama Desert in Chile. Oscar Munoz discovered and sold it to a Spanish businessman called Ramon Navia-Osorio for an undisclosed amount. While some think it was an alien, DNA analysis shows that it was a malformed fetus with scoliosis and dwarfism.

Atacama “Alien”

Atacama “Alien”

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Iguanodon

This is an ornithopod dinosaur that had an adult height of 8.9 feet and a weight of 8,800 to 11,000 pounds. The adults could reach a height of 33 feet. They probably lived 157.3 million to 93.9 million years ago. The dinosaurs had huge spikes on the thumbs to stab predators! Discovered in 1820, there was a lot of debate about the existence of dinosaurs. At the time, it was thought that it belonged to fish or rhinos. Richard Owen was able to identify this as a dinosaur, the second one after the Megalosaurus.

Iguanodon

Iguanodon

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