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The Crystal Skull of Lubaantun
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The most famous crystal skull is the
Mitchell-Hedges "skull of doom" allegedly discovered by a 17-year old
Anna Mitchell-Hedges in 1924 or 1927 while accompanying her adoptive
father on an excavation of the ancient Mayan city of Lubaantun in
Belize.
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Mitchell-Hedges
was in Belize, because he believed he would find the ruins of Atlantis.
The Mitchell-Hedges skull is made of clear quartz crystal, and both
cranium and mandible are believed to have come from the same solid
block. It weighs 11.7 pounds and is about five inches high, five inches
wide, and seven inches long. Except for slight anomalies in the temples
and cheekbones, it is a virtually anatomically correct replica of a
human skull.
Because of its small size and other characteristics, it is thought more
closely to resemble a female skull and this has led some to refer to
the Mitchell-Hedges skull as a "she."
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Examination
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The Mitchell-Hedges family loaned
the skull to Hewlett-Packard
Laboratories for extensive study in 1970. Art restorer Dr. Frank
Dorland oversaw the testing at the Santa Clara, California, computer
equipment manufacturer, a leading facility for crystal research. The HP
examinations yielded some startling results. |
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Researchers
found that the skull had been carved against the natural
axis of the crystal. Modern crystal sculptors always take into account
the axis, or orientation of the crystal's molecular symmetry, because
if they carve "against the grain," the piece is bound to shatter --
even with the use of lasers and other high-tech cutting methods.
To compound the strangeness, HP could find no microscopic scratches on
the crystal which would indicate it had been carved with metal
instruments. Dr. Dorland's best hypothesis for the skull's construction
is that it was roughly hewn out with diamonds, and then the detail work
was meticulously done with a gentle solution of silicon sand and water.
The exhausting job, assuming it could possibly be done in this way
would have required man-hours adding up to 300 years to complete.
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The Legend continuous
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New-agers have associated the
skulls with the belief that the Mayan "Long Count" calendar runs out on
Dec. 21, 2012, when it reaches the end of a 5,126-year cycle. According
to this theory, all 13 skulls must be reunited and lined up together to
prevent the world from falling off its axis.
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This interesting legend
connects 13 original Skulls to the Maya Calendar’s b'ak'tun-cycle. This
is the Mayan Long Count which ends at 13.0.0.0.0. The current
cycle ends on 21.12.2012 or on 23.12.2012. According to the Mayans our
existing world will end on that day.
There
are different opinions all over, if this is a real “End Of The World”
or a
transition to new spiritual level. According to Mayans there have been
several end of the world events due to natural disasters. This latest
Apocalypse on 21.12.2012 would be due to man’s own actions
The
“13 Skull Theory” is that all the 13 skulls scattered around the world
will be united to pass us knowledge and enlightenment which will help
us to stop the Apocalypse happening on 21.12.2012 .
We will see if guidetobelize.info is still online on Christmas 2012 and
if there is a doomsday. Anyway, we keep you always updated.
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