Alien Bodies at a Mexican UAP Hearing

[Mendel]

I urged McDowell to make a public comment to clear up the misconception that Maussan is encouraging - that he believes the small mummies are assembled from multiple species - but I'm not holding my breath.

That depends on McDowell having access to journalists willing to amplify such a statement?

Either way, it's a masterpiece of selective quoting.

Dr. John McDowell: Nazca mummies are real specimens and some are clearly not human

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is really

Dr. John McDowell: Nazca mummies that we've examined are real human or human-like specimens, and some are clearly not human

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The selective quoting obscures that these are two different sets of mummies: one set is real, and the other set is not human, but no mummy is both.

Today, I learned that the word "and" can be ambiguous.

 

[jarlrmai]

The use of the word "real" in UFOlogy is also rather flexible.

 

[Mendel]

The use of the word "real" in UFOlogy is also rather flexible.

well, if person A is looking for real humans and person B is looking for real aliens, "they're real" is a bit ambiguous

Though I think we all agree nobody is looking for real bean-paste-and-llama-skull assemblies.

 

[John J.]

Though I think we all agree nobody is looking for real bean-paste-and-llama-skull assemblies.

...Says a man who's never bought a Tex-Mex microwave meal for one from a British supermarket.

 

[Duke]

...Says a man who's never bought a Tex-Mex microwave meal for one from a British supermarket.

You reminded of a UK colleague who used to refer to a pre-made Indian meal as "Sainsbury's Revenge."

 

[Edward Current]

If the Peruvian team wanted this investigation to look as shady as possible, they're doing a fantastic job: Hire a forensic dentist to lead it. Dr. John McDowell not a medical doctor or Ph.D. (although I understand they do have an M.D. on the team). No archaeologists are on the team. The appropriate scientists to study these specimens would be bioarchaeologists, like the kind that have studied Andean mummies. Wikipedia, my emphasis:

The term bioarchaeology has been attributed to British archaeologist Grahame Clark who, in 1972, defined it as the study of animal and human bones from archaeological sites. Redefined in 1977 by Jane Buikstra, bioarchaeology in the United States now refers to the scientific study of human remains from archaeological sites, a discipline known in other countries as osteoarchaeology, osteology or palaeo-osteology. Compared to bioarchaeology, osteoarchaeology is the scientific study that solely focus on the human skeleton. The human skeleton is used to tell us about health, lifestyle, diet, mortality and physique of the past. Furthermore, palaeo-osteology is simply the study of ancient bones. In contrast, the term bioarchaeology is used in Europe to describe the study of all biological remains from archaeological sites.

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I'm sure McDowell is an accomplished forensic dentist, but forensic dentistry is a field of criminology (Wikipedia):

Forensic dentistry or forensic odontology involves the handling, examination, and evaluation of dental evidence in a criminal justice context. Forensic dentistry is used in both criminal and civil law. Forensic dentists assist investigative agencies in identifying human remains, particularly in cases when identifying information is otherwise scarce or nonexistent—for instance, identifying burn victims by consulting the victim's dental records. Forensic dentists may also be asked to assist in determining the age, race, occupation, previous dental history, and socioeconomic status of unidentified human beings.

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I look forward to seeing where the investigation goes...but for the Peruvian team and ufologists to pump up McDowell as a top scientist for this task is so "noted expert Professor Dr. Steven E. Jones, Ph.D."