The Origin of the Mysterious Crystal Skulls is Discovered, and It Wasn't What Was Expected

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Edgar Loper

Updated: 26 May 2026 ·
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The Origin of the Mysterious Crystal Skulls is Discovered, and It Wasn't What Was Expected

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Eugène Boban, the leading French dealer in pre-Columbian artifacts during the second half of the 19th century.
Eugène Boban, the leading French dealer in pre-Columbian artifacts during the second half of the 19th century. photo by viajar.elperiodico.com

We will travel to Belize (then known as British Honduras) and take a trip back in time, specifically to the year 1924, with Anna and her father, the British adventurer Frederick Albert Mitchell-Hedges, to begin an archaeological expedition. It will be in the jungle area of Punta Gorda where these specialists in Maya culture will start digging. They will uncover an architectural complex known as "the city of stones," where after several days of excavating, young Anna would discover one of the most intriguing mysteries of history, one of the thirteen crystal skulls scattered around the world-objects surrounded by mystery and numerous legends, which inspired the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2009).