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Crystal skull

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The crystal skull of Akator.

A crystal skull was a crystalline object shaped like a cranium, sometimes having supernatural properties. There were several skulls scattered worldwide, but all held connections tracing to the pre-Columbian Americas. Indiana Jones believed he had stumbled upon half of them. Of the skulls discovered, many had different powers attributed to them, frequently leading to death or disaster.

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Thirteen skulls resided in the ancient kingdom of Akator with unearthly origins embodying the gods of a lost Mayan culture. Another was recovered in 1947 from the wreckage of an unknown object that had crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. Still another was found near Lucasio, Mexico.

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A real crystal skull.

Crystal skulls are real (though none have been authenticated as pre-Columbian in origin, and were most likely fabricated in the mid-19th century or later in Europe[1]) and while their real-world paranormal properties are questionable, variations of the theme have been a part of the Indiana Jones canon since 1995 as part Jones' lecture notes in Indiana Jones and the Golden Vampires.

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  1. ↑ British Museum (n.d.-b), Jenkins (2004, p.217), Sax et al. (2008), Smith (2005), Walsh (1997; 2008)

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