Mysterious Crystal Skull Revealed

In 1992, a mysterious package was delivered to the National Museum of Natural History containing an unsigned letter and an enormous, milky crystal skull.

On display for the first time, the 31 pound Smithsonian skull dwarfs
the crystal skulls on view at the British Museum in London and the
Musee du Quai Branly in Paris.

Is this one of the legendary 13 Aztec skulls? Does a mystical healing energy emanate from this crystal object? Does it come from Atlantis?

Smithsonian anthropologist Jane McLaren Walsh thinks not. She began
her investigation soon after the milky quartz skull arrived at the
Smithsonian. She identified modern stone-carving tool marks and
determined that the skull couldn’t have been carved before the mid-19th
century. Instead, she believes the skull was manufactured in Mexico
around 1960.

Is this really a story of New Age hype? Or could there be some truth to the skull’s mystique?

The crystal skull is on display in the ground level of the Natural History Museum through September 1st. The museum is open until 7:30 pm daily thru the Labor Day weekend. Why not head over there after work
and check it out for yourself.

Cross post at DC Metblogs.