Fake Aztec crystal skulls are found in museum collections around the world. They can all be traced back to one man.
shows Britain's ancient Anglo-Saxon society as more genetically diverse than once thought.
Soon, modern scientific analyses would also show that these Aztec crystal skulls were cut with modern rotary tools, while in some cases, the rock originated from Brazil, rather than Mexico.Walsh started by examining the origins of a 2-inch crystal skull in a Smithsonian Institution collection. It had appeared seemingly out of nowhere in the late 1800s as part of a collection that came to the museum from Mexico.
The museums themselves weren’t ignorant about fakes, but they also didn’t know enough to avoid them. So, increasingly, they started turning to subject experts for help. That’s how Boban got his start. As Boban built a reputation as an expert in Mexican antiquities, museum curators trusted him to arrange deals. They couldn’t have realized that he was selling them forgeries — or that he had invented crystal skulls — because they didn’t know Aztec society well enough. Boban banked on that.
Centuries ago, Aztec spiritual beliefs and ceremonies placed major significance on the human skull. They carved ornate skulls into stone and depicted their gods wearing human skulls as jewelry. When the Aztecs sacrificed humans, they’d rip out people's hearts and put their heads on stakes.
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