In October of 1932, two men were prospecting for gold in the Pedro Mountains of Wyoming when they found the mummified remains of what appeared to be a mature adult male. The miners were blasting near a stone-walled gulch, and when the dust settled they found the opening of a small cave about 4 feet tall, 4 feet wide, and about 15 feet deep. Inside they found the 14-inch tall San Pedro mummy (It was around 7 inches tall sitting, and 14 inches tall (estimated) standing), as it is now called, weighing about 12 ounces, with its arms and legs crossed, leaning perpendicularly upon a small ledge. According to the authorities, it did not appear to be the body of an infant because of the well-developed and proportional head, which would have been proportionally larger if it had been an infant. It had a broad, thin-lipped mouth, the nose was short and broad, the forehead was flattened, and the skin was a deeply-wrinkled dark brown.
In 1950, in an unusual display of confidence, the Harvard University Anthropological Department at one time attested for the authenticity of the mummy; the American Museum of Natural History’s Dr. Henry Shapiro confirmed that the mummy was of an unknown human type and of enormous age. The Egyptian Department at the Boston Museum indicated that it corresponds to the look of an Egyptian mummy that had been left unwrapped.
However, 30 years later, Dr. George Gill, a forensic anthropologist proposed another theory after looking at the x-ray. He thought that the body could have been an infant of some unknown tribe of Indians. Mummies in Wyoming are not unusual since its arid climate is conducive to preserving tissue, however tiny mummies are a rarity.
The mummy was shown as an attraction for several years at a local drug store in Meeteetse, Wyoming, before it was bought by Ivan T. Goodman, a Casper, Wyoming businessman. In an article dated July 7, 1979 in the Casper Star-Tribune stated that Goodman died in 1950 and the mummy was passed on to Leonard Wadler, a New York businessman. The mummy has not been seen in public since Wadler, who died in the 1980s. Unfortunately, the mummy’s whereabouts are currently unknown until now.
Another report claims that the artifact had been donated to the Smithsonian Institution, which, of course, has no record of it. However, the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History does have pictures of the unusual mummy.
Sources:
Mystery of America: "Enigmatic Mysteries and Anomalous Artifacts of North America" by Tedd St. Rain;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro_Mountains_Mummy
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In 1950, in an unusual display of confidence, the Harvard University Anthropological Department at one time attested for the authenticity of the mummy; the American Museum of Natural History’s Dr. Henry Shapiro confirmed that the mummy was of an unknown human type and of enormous age. The Egyptian Department at the Boston Museum indicated that it corresponds to the look of an Egyptian mummy that had been left unwrapped.
However, 30 years later, Dr. George Gill, a forensic anthropologist proposed another theory after looking at the x-ray. He thought that the body could have been an infant of some unknown tribe of Indians. Mummies in Wyoming are not unusual since its arid climate is conducive to preserving tissue, however tiny mummies are a rarity.
The mummy was shown as an attraction for several years at a local drug store in Meeteetse, Wyoming, before it was bought by Ivan T. Goodman, a Casper, Wyoming businessman. In an article dated July 7, 1979 in the Casper Star-Tribune stated that Goodman died in 1950 and the mummy was passed on to Leonard Wadler, a New York businessman. The mummy has not been seen in public since Wadler, who died in the 1980s. Unfortunately, the mummy’s whereabouts are currently unknown until now.
Another report claims that the artifact had been donated to the Smithsonian Institution, which, of course, has no record of it. However, the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History does have pictures of the unusual mummy.
Sources:
Mystery of America: "Enigmatic Mysteries and Anomalous Artifacts of North America" by Tedd St. Rain;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro_Mountains_Mummy
Pic Source:
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/cryptidz/images/8/8e/San_Pedro_Mummy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140429012006
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