Crystal skulls arrived on the archaeological scene in the 19th century. No one knew who made them. Eventually, they all turned out to be clever fakes.

Anna Mitchell Hedges later in life, with her precious crystal skull. Photo: Crystalskull.com You would think that such a discovery would have made Anna and Frederick famous as soon as they got ...

When we contacted experts at the British Museum about the Mitchell-Hedges skull, we learned, to our surprise, that they had long had a crystal skull of their own. Bought from Tiffany's in New York ...