Crystal Skulls – YourLibrary@MLC

Year 7 History – History Mysteries
The Crystal Skulls

This page has been created to support Year 7 HASS students with their inquiry task on History Mysteries: Crystal skulls

Last updated 14 February 2025

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CRYSTAL SKULLS (VIDEO)

Watch this video for an introduction to the Crystal skulls

Colossal Cranium. (2020). Strange Crystal Skulls in South America [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/YUlPTvTkvfI

Use these terms to search the catalogue, eResources or the Internet.

Crystal skulls
Mitchell-Hedges skull
Skull of doom

Print Resources

Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about the crystal skulls. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue using your keyword.

001.94 HAM
Hammond, R. (2013). Richard Hammond’s great mysteries of the world. The Bodley Head.

001.94 SIM
Simon, S. (2012). Strange mysteries. Dover Publications.

eBooks

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Mysteries of the world book cover

eBook
Genzmer, H., & Hellenbrand, U. (2010). Mysteries of the world: unexplained wonders and mysterious phenomena. Parragon.

Chapter from a Book
Wilson, C.,& Wilson,D. (2000). The skull of doom. The mammoth encyclopedia of the unsolved. Constable & Robson.

eResources

Use your keywords to search the following eResources. Below is a small selection of relevant articles that you will be able to locate:

Australia/ New Zealand Reference Centre

Puente, M. (2008). Enter the realm of the crystal skull. USA Today.

Hammond, N. (2008). Secrets of the crystal skulls are lost in the mists of forgery. The Times.

Walsh, J.M. (2008). Legend of the crystal skulls. Archaeology, 61(3), 36-41.

Websites

Search the catalogue for appropriate websites or use the websites listed below. If you search the Internet on your own, you will need to critically evaluate the website. We suggest using the SIFT and/or CRAAP method.

British Museum. (n.d). Figure. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Am1898-1

Haughton, B. (n.d.). The crystal Skull of Doom. http://brian-haughton.com/crystal-skull-of-doom/

Lovett, R. A., & Hofman, S. (2017, January 21). Crystal skulls are shrouded in mystery and fascination. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/crystal-skulls

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Nickell, J. (2006). Riddle of the crystal skulls. Skeptical Inquirer, 30 (4). https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2006/07/22164604/p15.pdf

Magazine article freely available on the internet.

Radford, B. (2008). Secrets of the real crystal skulls. https://www.livescience.com/2552-secrets-real-crystal-skulls.html

Walsh, J. M. (2008). Legend of the Crystal Skulls. Archeology. https://archive.archaeology.org/0805/etc/indy.html

Chorvinsky, M. (n.d.). The crystal skulls. http://www.strangemag.com/crystalskull/thecrystalskull.html

Edwards, O. (2008). The Smithsonian’s crystal skull. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-smithsonians-crystal-skull-51638609/

Everts, S. (2013). Crystal skulls deemed fake. Chemical & engineering news, 91(9), 48-49. https://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i9/Crystal-Skulls-Deemed-Fake.html

Krystek, L. (n.d.). The eerie crystal skulls. http://www.unmuseum.org/cryskull.htm