I have always been fascinated by the crystal skulls, and thought it was a great plot idea for the new Indiana Jones film. Unfortunately, my belief in them has also recently been shattered as the two best examples in the world turn out to be modern day fakes.

Here is a snippet from a BBC news article on the skulls:

Two of the best known crystal skulls - artefacts once thought to be the work of ancient American civilisations - are modern fakes, a scientific study shows.

They are the focus of the story in the latest Indiana Jones film.

But experts say examples held at the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC are anything but genuine.

Their results show the skulls were made using tools not available to the ancient Aztecs or Mayans.

Researchers say the work, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, should end decades of speculation over the origins of these controversial objects.

A team including Margaret Sax, from the British Museum in London, and Professor Ian Freestone, from Cardiff University, used sophisticated techniques to work out how the two skulls had been made.

Full BBC Article Here

Disappointing yes, but they are still beautiful works of art in this bloggers opinion anyway.