False treasures and impostures

2022-05-20T14:56:19.924Z

According to a hard-boiled legend, twelve crystal skulls were used by the Aztecs to practice black magic. In the 16th century, when the Spanish conquerors arrived, they were dispersed by priests so that their powers did not fall into enemy hands. If no pre-Columbian text mentions the existence of these skulls, several adventurers have gone in search of them over the centuries, and some forgers have even landed in the windows of the most venerable museums...