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Among the aborigines in South America, there has always been a mysterious legend: in ancient times, there were 13 crystal skulls, which were similar in size to ordinary human skulls and had detachable jaws. These skulls can talk and sing, and they are hidden in the virgin forests of Mexico or in the settlements of ancient Mayans.

There are many important information about human beings hidden in these skulls, which can help human beings solve the mystery of life in the universe. As long as people find all the crystal skulls, gather them together and put them in a special place according to a certain shape, they will produce great energy. Reveal its hidden secrets in some unknown way.

So, is the rumor of Mayan crystal skull true? Did the Mayans really do it?

For a long time, most people just regard this legend as a fable, which has not aroused much interest. However, some European explorers were convinced of this legend and began to search for it.

Michelle Haggis is one of them. Maya culture researchers in the British Museum are fascinated by Mayan civilization and determined to go deep into Central America and explore Mayan ruins.

1923, Haggis organized an expedition and set out from Liverpool to start his expedition. In addition to a large number of staff, he was accompanied by his adopted daughter Anna.

With the help of local aborigines, after months of arduous trekking, they finally found a ruin completely covered with dense vegetation in the virgin rainforest of Honduras.

This is an ancient Mayan city ruins, lying quietly in the depths of uninhabited tropical jungle for more than 1000 years.

Haggis was very excited when he found this site. He immediately named it "Balu Antam", which means "the city of falling rocks". Later, Haggis applied to the Honduran government for excavation and was granted the right to excavate for seven years.

After a year of hard work, Haggis restored the ancient city to its former glory. It covers an area of 6 square miles, with dozens of feet high walls, huge pyramids, luxurious palaces, stone tombs and wide basements, and an amphitheater that can accommodate more than 65,438+00,000 people.

1924 One day, Haggis' adopted daughter Anna decided to climb the towering pyramid and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the tropical rain forest. When she came down from the top of the pyramid, she caught a glimpse of a light in the crack. She quickly told Haggis about the discovery.

After several weeks of hard work, Haggis led the team to finally open a small hole for people to enter and leave, and found a glittering crystal skull.

This skull is only half, lacking a chin. After a few days, they finally found the chin of the skull and put it together with the upper part accurately.

This crystal skull is as big as a real skull and weighs more than 5 kilograms. Carved with complete crystals, it is exquisite and lifelike.

Traditionally, Haggis dedicated the skull to local indigenous leaders. But when they left the Mayan ruins, the leader gave Haggis this beautiful crystal skull.

This skull has been preserved by Anna ever since. It was not until the 1970s that Anna claimed that some "Mayan descendants" told her that this crystal skull was a Mayan sacrifice and was used by senior wizards to designate death. Anyone who handles the U-turn bone will bring bad luck.

It was during this period that Frank Dolan, the master of art restoration, studied this crystal skull. He found no trace of metal wear on the skull, but he found tiny mechanical traces on the teeth.

He believes that the Mayans thousands of years ago, if they wanted to polish a whole fragile crystal into a skull, they had to polish it with fine sand and water for at least 300 years.

Dolan claimed that when he was quietly alone with the skull, he could hear a "very obvious" sound from the skull. You can also see images of mountains, ancient temples and pyramids from the skull. If you concentrate on staring at the skull for a long time, it will make people feel uncomfortable, such as dry mouth and rapid heartbeat.

In addition to Dolan, some researchers say that the crystal skull has magical therapeutic effects. Just touch it and you'll be well. Even more amazing, the skull's eyes can emit blue light. If it is put together with the computer, it will cause the computer hard disk to crash instantly.

However, many people question the origin and magical effect of the crystal skull.

First, who did it? If it really came from the Mayans thousands of years ago, what tools did the Mayans use? You know, crystal is not only extremely hard, but also fragile, which can't be processed with ordinary copper, iron or stone tools, let alone in the Mayan era when modern processing tools were scarce thousands of years ago.

Second, the similarity between the crystal skull and the real skull is too high. The crystal skull not only has beautifully carved teeth, smooth cheekbones, but also an open chin. Did the Mayans at that time know so much about anatomy and human structure?

Third, if the crystal skull can really talk and sing, how will it communicate with people? Maybe the crystal skull is essentially a kind of memory, and the Mayans stored relevant information in it? So how will modern people read this information?

So, what is the truth about the crystal skull?

In 2005, a heavy news about the crystal skull came, and another crystal skull in the British Museum was officially identified as a fake by scientists. They found that the crystal skull was polished and cut with a tool with wheels. This technology did not exist in the American continent at that time.

Similarly, Haggis skull, which is very similar to the crystal skull of the British Museum, has also been questioned.

Later, after investigation, it was found that the crystal skull in Haggis's hand was actually purchased from Sydney Bernie, a London art dealer, in 1943. This acquisition process is clearly recorded at Sotheby's auction house. Moreover, after careful study by experts, the material of Haggis crystal skull comes from Alps.

Obviously, Haggis concocted all kinds of mysterious rumors about the crystal skull in order to improve his popularity and illegally grab high returns.

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Mystery of Mayan crystal skull, etc. )