possession of the skull for over 30 years with no harmful effects and during that time he actually
survived eight bullet wounds and three knife attacks before dying at the age of 77 in June 1959.
One other interesting theory about the skull was put forth by Nick Nocerino in the book
‘Mystery of the Crystal Skulls Revealed’ holds that the crystal skulls “record vibrations in the
form of images of events that have occurred around them. In this way they seem to work as video
cameras of sorts, recording holographic scenes.” The authors believe the Mitchell-Hedges skull is
part of a set and that there are actually 13 such skulls that exist and the rest are still kept in a
chamber beneath Potala Palace in Tibet. The general opinion of the book is that the skulls are
actually of extra terrestrial origin.
Unfortunately, none of this brings us any closer to solving the mystery of the mysterious object
for the questions still remain: Where did it originally come from? And, Who made it?
The Mitchell-Hedges skull is not the only crystal skull to have been found. There two other
skulls quite similar to it though not nearly as remarkable. These are known as the British Crystal
Skull (fig.47) and the Paris Crystal Skull (fig.48). Both artifacts are said to have been bought by
mercenaries in Mexico in the 1890s, possibly even as part of the same purchase. The British and
Paris skulls are extremely similar in size and shape, in fact so much so, that some have speculated
that one skull was used as a model to produce the other. Both skulls are made of clear but cloudy
crystal and are not nearly as finely sculpted as the Mitchell-Hedges skull; The features are only
superficially etched into the surface and appear somewhat incomplete. The British Crystal Skull
is on display at London's Museum of Mankind while the Paris Crystal Skull is kept at the
Trocadero Museum in Paris.
Fig.50 Fig.51
Further examples of primitively sculpted skulls are a couple called the Mayan Crystal Skull and
the Amethyst Skull (fig.49). They were discovered in the early 1900s in Guatemala and Mexico,
respectively, and were brought to the U.S. by a Mayan priest. The Amethyst Skull is made of
purple quartz and the Mayan skull is clear, but the two are otherwise very alike. Like the
Mitchell-Hedges skull, both of them were studied at Hewlett-Packard, and they too were found to
be inexplicably cut against the axis of the crystal.
However, the only other known crystal skull that comes close to resembling the Mitchell-
Hedges skull is one called the Rose Quartz Crystal Skull (fig.50), which was reported as being
found near the border of Honduras and Guatemala. It is not clear in color and is slightly larger
than the Mitchell-Hedges, but boasts a comparable level of craftsmanship, including a removable