OLD CRYSTAL SKULLS
100 to 1500 years old
The age of quartz crystals cannot be determined by carbon dating, therefore, it is very difficult - if not impossible - to determine the actual age of a crystal skull. The primary means that modern science has for estimating the age of crystal skulls is to examine them under an electron scanning microscope to determine what kind of tools were used to carve them based on the tool marks embedded in the surface of the crystal. Old crystal skulls are characterized by the use of primitive techniques, which leave irregular groove cuts on the silicone cast.
Some famous and noteworthy old crystal skulls are:
Paris Musée de l'Homme |
Size: 5.60 lbs / 2.54 kgs |
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Stone: Cloudy Clear Quartz |
Origin: Mexico |
"Paris Skull "
First significant crystal skull to have been exhibited in a museum. (late 1800's) |
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Smithsonian Crystal Skull |
Size: 31 lbs / 14.06 kgs |
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Stone: Milky White Quartz |
Origin: Mexico |
"Smithsonian Skull "
Initially classified as Aztec, it is now thought of as not even 100 years old. |
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