The crystal skull. Collection of the British Museum in London.
Artifact · Hoax or modern · London

Crystal skulls

The British Museum bought its crystal skull in 1897. Tests point to 19th-century Europe.

Tool marks and the quartz itself point to Europe. Why do the legends survive the lab results?

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