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No one knows when or where this mummified boy was unwrapped. Due to the absence of a coffin (which might in some other museum) the Field Museum, Chicago also has no idea what his name was. He has been with the Field Museum since the late 1800's.
This boy lived around 600 to 500 BCE. Radiographs of the boy show he was between 10 and 12 when he died. He evidences a deformed right foot, withered right leg, and a somewhat withered right arm. Cause of death is unknown, but given the deformities polio is a possibility.
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