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Originally posted by Monkeygod333
Originally posted by TechVampyre
Quick note skull not scull.. Other then that s&f.. Though I could have sworn I heard that all the skulls were found last year at some point..edit on 14-5-2011 by TechVampyre because: Gramma
Edit to add: found a link to a thread from 2009 claiming they have all been found..www.abovetopsecret.com...edit on 14-5-2011 by TechVampyre because: (no reason given)
Thanks for that, thought it looked fishy. It seems there are quite a few skulls being found then. Also to be considered is that a lot of copies were made, dating back many years, though not as far is the orignal 13 skulls. Dont ya just love history?
Originally posted by caladonea
Maybe this is art work left behind by an alien race from another planet.....a message of some sort...but...what is the message?
Originally posted by realeyesrealiserealLies
I wouldn't be so quick to write off any of "these sort of atifacts" as plane "possible mythical items" the fact that they are based around myth is just that the understanding of said items is inconclusive or shady at best.
There is much ancient technology that hasn't been understood by modern/western science. Considering that the blueprints for those very "mini computers" may have their origin in Egypt!? Look up the temple of Horus. The word chemistry itself comes from Egypt which was orginally known by it's people as Kemet meaning black... So chemistry could be translated to black mystery/history.
Originally posted by Romekje
Originally posted by Monkeygod333
Originally posted by TechVampyre
Quick note skull not scull.. Other then that s&f.. Though I could have sworn I heard that all the skulls were found last year at some point..edit on 14-5-2011 by TechVampyre because: Gramma
Edit to add: found a link to a thread from 2009 claiming they have all been found..www.abovetopsecret.com...edit on 14-5-2011 by TechVampyre because: (no reason given)
Thanks for that, thought it looked fishy. It seems there are quite a few skulls being found then. Also to be considered is that a lot of copies were made, dating back many years, though not as far is the orignal 13 skulls. Dont ya just love history?
As long as it's the real version
Originally posted by TechVampyre
Quick note skull not scull.. Other then that s&f.. Though I could have sworn I heard that all the skulls were found last year at some point..edit on 14-5-2011 by TechVampyre because: Gramma
Edit to add: found a link to a thread from 2009 claiming they have all been found..www.abovetopsecret.com...edit on 14-5-2011 by TechVampyre because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Laokin
Originally posted by TechVampyre
Quick note skull not scull.. Other then that s&f.. Though I could have sworn I heard that all the skulls were found last year at some point..edit on 14-5-2011 by TechVampyre because: Gramma
Edit to add: found a link to a thread from 2009 claiming they have all been found..www.abovetopsecret.com...edit on 14-5-2011 by TechVampyre because: (no reason given)
Play on words, Crystal starts with a c, Skull, spelled with a C, Scull -- would signify you were talking about a crystal skull without having to write, crystal skull....
edit on 15-5-2011 by Laokin because: (no reason given)
These skulls, found near the ancient ruins of Mayan and Aztec civilizations (with some evidence linking the skulls with past civilization in Peru) are a mystery as profound as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Nazca Lines of Peru, or Stonehenge. Some of the skulls are believed to be between 5,000 and 36,000 years old.
The most widely celebrated and mysterious crystal skull is the Mitchell-Hedges Skull, for at least two good reasons. First, it is very similar in form to an actual human skull, even featuring a fitted removable jawbone. Most known crystal skulls are of a more stylized structure, often with unrealistic features and teeth that are simply etched onto a single skull piece. Second, it is impossible to say how the Mitchell-Hedges skull was constructed. From a technical standpoint, it appears to be an impossible object which today's most talented sculptors and engineers would be unable to duplicate.
“OLD” – a crystal skull that was fashioned from over 100 years ago to about 1000 years ago. Most of these types of skulls have been discovered within or near ancient ruins in Mexico or Central America and many of them are guarded by descendants of various indigenous people throughout the world. Usually with the “Old” crystal skulls we can have find some type of tool mark left by the carver, as is the case with the “New” crystal skulls.
“ANCIENT” -- a crystal skull that was created from 1500-2000 years ago to whenever (they could be hundreds of thousands of years old). There are a few crystal skulls that exist today which are considered “ANCIENT” crystal skulls.
Tests run in the division's cr.Crystal lab help establish its composition. It was found to be a single quartz crystal. It was also determined that the detached jaw came from the same crystal
"The damned thing simply shouldn't be."
"One of our guys kidded that he might be able to duplicate it if you gave him a year and $100,000;' said Jim Pruett.
Originally posted by Invariance
I don't understand why so many people are saying ALL the skulls are fake, SOME have been found to be modern, HOWEVER, some are rather old.
World Mysteries . com
The British Museum catalogues the skull's provenance as "probably European, 19th century AD"[41] and describes it as "not an authentic pre-Columbian artefact".[42] It has been established that this skull was made with modern tools, and that it is not authentic.
In 2009 the C2RMF researchers published results of further investigations to establish when the Paris skull had been carved. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis indicated the use of lapidary machine tools in its carving. The results of a new dating technique known as quartz hydration dating (QHD) demonstrated that the Paris skull had been carved later than a reference quartz specimen artifact, known to have been cut in 1740. The researchers conclude that the SEM and QHD results combined with the skull's known provenance indicate it was carved in the 18th or 19th century.[47]
The "Smithsonian Skull" was mailed to the Smithsonian Institution anonymously in 1992, and was claimed to be an Aztec object by its donor and was purportedly from the collection of Porfirio Diaz. It is the largest of the skulls, weighing 31 pounds and is 15 inches high. It was carved using carborundum, a modern abrasive. It has been displayed as a fake at the National Museum of Natural History.[48]
The last known individual to possess the Coso Artifact was one of the original discoverers, Wallace Lane. According to the Spring 1969 issue of INFO Journal, Lane was the last known person to possess the object. It was on display in his home, but he adamantly refused to allow anyone to examine it. However, he had a standing offer to sell it for $25,000. In September 1999, a national search to locate any of the original discoverers proved fruitless, The authors of this article suspect that Lane had died. Virginia Maxey is alive, but is avoiding any public comment and the whereabouts of Mikesell remain unknown. The location and disposition of the artifact are also unknown.