The first Joel Goldschmidt, who collected species of animal and fossils from across the world for his own personal research, was deeply influenced by Lamarck's Zoological Philosophy and had great interest in the evolution of living things. Amongst his collection was a strange mummy from Iceland. Though its face was crushed, it was clearly a pregnant female. It was called Saya. "April 8th, 1833." Saya finally arrived at the Garden." As far as I know, it is a mummy of unknown species, and it is unlike any creature of this world." "Though its external appearance resembles that of a human female,...