Crystal skulls 'are modern fakes' (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Paul Rincon
Science reporter, BBC News

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.

Their results show the skulls were made using tools not available to the ancient Aztecs or Mayans.

Researchers say the work, which is published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, should end decades of speculation over the origins of these controversial objects.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7414637.stm

[Bob Dobbs]

1. Just because ancient Myans or Aztecs didn't have the tools,

doesn't mean they are modern.

[Lerkfish]

3. agreed. although its conceivable they COULD be fakes, I recall the old argument

that the egyptians did not have sufficient technology to create the pyramids, or the easter island natives to make their hat-wearing monoliths.

[Angleae]

10. The Smithsonian skull is most definitly 20th century

They found it was created using a synthetic abrasive that didn't exist prior to the 20th century

[loveable liberal]

2. They are simply a means to get Shia Lebouf as "Indy"

in the next round of movies. I gave the movie 1.5 stars out of a possible 5. The wife and kids liked it though....

[jus_the_facts]

4. the mitchell=hedges skull was tested years ago....deemed authentic....

http://www.mitchell-hedges.com/category/skull-research/

[Duke Newcombe]

5. Prof. Daniel Jackson disagrees with you.

I trust our military to give us the straight story on these artifacts. :)



Duke

[Berry Cool]

7. Top men are looking into it right now.

TOP. MEN.

[Indenturedebtor]

12. Can you ask them to make one of them into a bong please? that would be wicked

Edit - Like this:

[Wilber_Stool]

6. A look thriugh science history will show you

an amazing amount of fraud during that period (1880- 1920) or so. Especially in the softer sciences. Think Piltdown Man. That the sculls were make with modern tools was something I have suspected for 40 years.

[whistle]

9. Interestingly, that was a period during which the same mindset around the world

...which dominated scientific and economic matters was very similar to the BushCo mindset, or should I say mind-warp.

[whistle]

8. Does that mean the new Indiana Jones movie is a fake also?

[and-justice-for-all]

11. People enjoy a mystery...

and the like to be entertained...Indy is harmless fiction.