Crystal Skulls
Popularized by media ie indiana jones
Origin
Pseudoarchaeological Impact
Tied to Atlantis and also aliens
supernatural powers
pop culture and Indiana Jones
Scientific Disproof
Electron Microscope analysis reveal modern tool marks
probs mid to late 1800s
crystal from Brazil or Madagascar and manufactured in Germany
no similar artifacts on real archaeological excavations
Sources
Walsh, Jane MacLaren. "legend of the Crystal Skulls." Archaeology 61.3 (2008): 36-41.