Crystal skulls ‘are modern fakes’
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Editor
Two of the best known crystal skulls – artefacts once thought to be the work of ancient American civilisations – are modern fakes, a scientific study shows.
Crystal skulls are the focus of the story in the latest Indiana Jones film.
But experts say examples held at the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC are anything but genuine.
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