The Starchild Skull is a genuine 900-year-old bone skull found in Mexico in the 1930s. The Starchild Project is an informal organization which began in 1999 when Ray and Melanie Young, the owners of the Starchild Skull, asked Lloyd Pye to head research efforts to determine what caused the unusual shape and properties of the bone.  The results uncovered by the research team ruled out all known deformities, and presented the scientific community with a genetic and physical profile never before seen on Earth.