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Vol. 31, No. 02 ISSN 1499-8599 A REL-MAR McConnell Media Company Publication Digital Version Feb / Mar 2020

THE MYSTERY OF THE

MITCHELL-HEDGES

CRYSTAL SKULL HOAX EXPOSED

F.A. Mitchell-Hedges accounts of their discoveries and other world a glowing human skull made of clear quartz
tales of their origins. But who made them? crystal. Anna runs back down the pyramid as
and Daughter Anna’s When, where, and how were they made? And for fast as she can, yelling for her father to come to
what purpose? That’s the mystery. Here’s the see what she had found. Later they lowered

Lies Exposed! story of the most fascinating of them all – the Anna – the smallest member of the team – via
Mitchell-Hedges skull. rope into the room. She picks up the heavy
artifact and can immediately feel its power.
The local Mayans later tell Mitchell-
Hedges that if the government finds out about
THE PLACE OF THE FALLEN
their discovery, the crystal skull will be
STONES
confiscated, so they gave the father and daughter
permission to take it out of the country.
British Honduras, 1924: Intrepid adventurer
F.A. Mitchell-Hedges is exploring the ruins of THE SKULL OF DOOM
the lost Mayan city of Lubaantun, which means,
“Place of Fallen Stones.” Joining him on the
That’s one story of where this particular crystal
expedition is his adopted daughter Anna. It’s her
skull came from. There are other stories, and
17th birthday. While the rest of Mitchell-
A strange fad emerged in the early 20th century: other skulls: one is on display in the Musee de
Hedge’s team is taking a siesta, Anna climbs to
Life-size facsimiles of human skulls carved Quai Branly in Paris; another lives in the
the top of a pyramid to get a view of the ocean.
from clear quartz began showing up in the archives of the Smithsonian Museum in
But something at her feet catches her eye –
collections of museums and wealthy treasure Washington, D.C.
there’s a light emanating from a hole in the
hunters. Purported to have magical powers,
stones. She crouches down and peers into the
these crystal skulls came with action-packed (Continued on Page 11)
dark room, and there, under a crumbled altar, is