CRYSTAL SKULLS
SYNOPSIS
In the early 19th century mysterious life-sized crystal skulls began to appear in Mayan archeological sites across Central America. Maya legend tells that high priests used these skulls to heal, cause death, and communicate from the spirit world, but the truth is still unknown. Although these skulls show consistencies with Mayan art and culture, scientists believe it would have taken literally centuries of labor for the ancient Mayans’ to create such artifacts with available technology. Renowned archeologist Joel Palka will travel deep into Central America to lost Maya cities, tracing the steps of the turn-of-the-century adventurers who allegedly found the skulls. Palka’s journey will lead him into the dense jungle of southern Mexico in search of the Lancandon Maya, an isolated people who continue to worship the skulls, to determine if the Crystal Skulls are authentically Mayan or an elaborate hoax perpetuated for more than a century.