Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.10.2008 WASHINGTON — Some mysteries are such fun that you almost don't want to know the truth. That may help explain why people are fascinated with crystal skulls. Happy to share the spotlight with the latest Indiana Jones movie, the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History is putting its crystal skull on display starting today. "People like to believe in something greater than themselves," Smithsonian anthropologist Jane MacLaren Walsh said, and crystal skulls are mysterious and beautiful. The skulls "are a fascinating example of artifacts that have made their way into museums with no scientific evidence to prove their rumored pre-Columbian origins," she added. Crystals carved into the shape of a human skull fed the 19th century's need for drama and mystery, and its fascination with death. They...
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