Well, it was fun while it lasted.

The famed crystal skulls that have delightfully mystified the world over have been ruled as fakes by scientists who claim that they found evidence the skulls were cut using 'industrial tools' -- meaning drills and sanders and stuff -- no more than 10 years before they were sold to antiques dealers as genuine treasures.

Legend had it that the 12 lost skulls, believed to have been of Mayan or Aztec origin, must be reunited by Dec. 21, 2012 -- the winter solstice and the end date on the Mayan calendar thought to signify the end of the world -- to prevent the Earth from tipping on the famed Mayan doomsday.

So... where do we go from here, fellow scifi conspiracy geeks? Well, the Mayan calendar still ends mysteriously on Dec. 21, 2012 -- we only have a few more years to speculate on that one. Here's hoping it's not true.

But, I'm happy to let the legend of the crystal skulls live on as the yummy final chapter (or is it?) in the 'Indiana Jones' series.

Labels: archaeology, conspiracies, crystal skulls, debunked, Indiana Jones, Mayan calendar, museums

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