![]() ![]() We’re the only Pop Archaeology site combining scientific research with out-of-the-box perspectives.īy bringing together top experts and authors, this archaeology website explores lost civilizations, examines sacred writings, tours ancient places, investigates ancient discoveries and questions mysterious happenings. The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there exist countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained. He concluded that the so-called mermaid was probably manufactured at some point during the Japanese Edo period between 1603 to 1867, from parts of “living animals.” It is expected that the CT scans and DNA testing will show that it was made “for export to Europe, or for spectacles in Japan.”Īt Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. The folklorist reminds that legends of mermaids were popular all over the world. “Of course, I don’t think it’s a real mermaid,” Hiroshi Kinoshita was quick to tell the press. (The Asahi Shimbun Company / YouTube ) “Give Em What They Want,” Said America’s Famous Mermaid Hoaxer The mummified mermaid being CT scanned in Japan. Alarmingly, the priest told The Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, “we have worshipped it hoping that it would help alleviate the coronavirus pandemic even if only slightly.” Who needs a mask and social distance when mermaid scales would do? The New York Post reported that “chief priest, Kozen Kuida” from the Enjuin temple said the oddity was put on display in a glass case some 40 years ago and is now kept inside a fireproof safe. “I heard that some people, believing in the legend, used to eat the scales of mermaid mummies,” explained Hiroshi Kinoshita. This missive was found alongside the mummified creature in the Enjuin temple in Asakuchi, but the researchers still don’t have a clue when or how the “thing” got to the holy site. The so-called “ mermaid” was allegedly caught in a fish-catching net in the sea off Kochi Prefecture, according to a letter dated to 1903 that was written by one of the creature's former owners. Metro MaThe Story of the Mummified Mermaid ![]() Īn ancient mummified ‘mermaid’ that supposedly grants immortality to anyone that tastes its flesh is to be examined by scientists But the act of hunting and catching a ningyo was believed to bring storms and bad luck. In this myth a fisherman from Wakasa Province caught an unusual fish and the daughter of a man who forgot to throw the evil fish away “lived to 800 years old.” Ningyo was described with shining golden scales and a monkey's mouth, offering longevity to those who ate of its flesh. The Japanese folklorist explained that ancient legends include the story of Yao-Bikuni and Ningyo (human fish or mermaid). In Japanese mythology mermaids are associated with immortality.
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