According to legend, the ancient Maya made 13 mysterious crystal skulls, which contained great secrets. Collecting these 13 crystal skulls and arranging them in a certain order can save mankind from extinction.
So far, four crystal skulls have been discovered, namely, Anna's crystal skull, the British Museum's crystal skull, the Paris Brownlee Riverside Museum's crystal skull and the Smithsonian Institution's crystal skull. Anna's crystal skull is the most famous one. Once it came out, it caused a great sensation.
Anna's crystal skull was discovered by Anna and her adoptive father in Honduras (Belize). According to her description, in 1924, an archaeological team led by her adoptive father was excavating a site in Lubantum, Maya. Anna found this crystal skull under the ruins of a collapsed temple nearby.
According to some experts' research, this crystal skull was made by ancient Maya thousands of years ago. High-tech content. Without modern science such as optics, anatomy, cutting and materials science, it is inconceivable to make such a crystal skull in ancient Maya. So how did they do it?
You know, crystal is very hard and fragile. In ancient times, it could not be made without diamond cutting technology. Therefore, it is speculated that it was polished by the ancient Mayans with fine sand, and it took about 300 years to make this crystal skull after countless people's uninterrupted polishing. It's incredible!
Others say that this crystal skull is a masterpiece of aliens, which contains great secrets. In general, there are different opinions.
After Anna's adoptive father died, 1967, Anna decided to hold a roving exhibition. With the constant help of the media, this exhibition not only adds more mystery to the crystal skull, but also makes Anna make a fortune. Then two years of world tour made Anna rich.
Because the reputation of crystal skull is getting bigger and bigger, it has attracted the attention of many scholars. Later, Norman, a professor of archaeology at Boston University? Hammond's research thinks that this crystal skull has many traces of modern processing, and it is not a masterpiece of ancient Maya, but Anna refuses to admit this conclusion.
At the age of 95, Anna married Bill? Hoffman. After death, this crystal skull was made by Bill? Hoffman inherited it. Later, Hoffman conducted a series of tests on the crystal skull again, and the results were disappointing. This is a complete scam.
The crystal skull of the British Museum is also legendary, and it is related to a cultural relic dealer, that is, Ou Ren? Bo Ban. The young man born in Dominica is a talented person. Although he has little culture, he knows several languages, especially Spanish and French. I traveled around the world when I was very young. Later, several archaeological teams were mixed up and some cultural relics were made to sell some money. Needless to say, he really seized the opportunity.
Later, he opened an antique shop in London. Soon, a crystal skull appeared in his shop. Because he didn't explain the source, many people were curious, but they didn't know where it came from. Later, Bo Ban decided to fool the British Museum, saying that this crystal skull has a good origin. Where did it come from? Aztec civilization? The remains of. However, it was useless and the museum rejected him.
Bo Ban, who never gave up later, took this? Baby? When he came to America, sure enough, the trip didn't disappoint him. George, a new york real estate tycoon with a lot of money? Heisen bought it generously. Later, Hyson sold the skull to jeweler Tiffany through auction.
The next thing is more interesting. 1887, Tiffany went to the British Museum and said she bought one? Aztec artifact? So he happily refused the crystal skull bought by the British Museum in Bo Ban, and made an explanation in a roundabout way.
Of course, a fake is a fake. The British Museum, which made a big mistake, later put the skull on the label made in Europe and threw it aside.
The crystal skull of Brownlee Riverside Museum is also Bo Ban's masterpiece, otherwise he is a talent. He put on the crystal skull again? Aztec artifact? Label, and then perform magic, successfully sold to the famous Parisian collector Pi Na. Pina may be too patriotic, or he may have found something, so he changed hands and donated this crystal skull to the Bronley Riverside Museum in Paris. It will definitely come out in the end, because it is fake after all. That's what I said. Fools have more money.
The Smithsonian crystal skull is also a joke. At first, some people said it was Mexican dictator Feriod? Diaz's treasure. After his dictatorship was overthrown, the crystal skull disappeared. Later, an anonymous person donated a crystal skull to the society, saying that this is Feriaud? Diaz's collection. After a series of tests, it is finally considered that this is also a modern processed handicraft.
There is a small town in Germany. What's its name? Gem Capital of the World? The name is Idar-Oberstein,/kloc-it flourished in the 0/9th century due to the mining of agate and jade, and the German Diamond and Gem Exchange is located here. Today, there are still various gem processing workshops, and the gem processing, cutting and polishing industries are still very developed.
Bo Ban mentioned earlier later proved that many cultural relics he sold were processed in this small town. So it is basically certain that these crystal skulls should all be made in this small town of Germany, but I don't know how many have been made.