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Beware the Mayan Crystal Skull of Doom

Belize, 1924. Anna Mitchell-Hedges claims to find an extraordinary object under a collapsed altar. It's a beautiful skull from a single block of pure quartz crystal, that took generations to make which Mayan priests used for "esoteric rites."

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Belize, 1924. Anna Mitchell-Hedges claims to find an extraordinary object under a collapsed altar. It's a beautiful skull from a single block of pure quartz crystal, that took generations to make which Mayan priests used for "esoteric rites."WWW

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As medievalist author Otto Rahn is running out of funds for his studies on the Cathar Grail Heinrich Himmler steps in and offers him cash and forces him to join the SS.WWW

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According to the Bible, King Solomon possessed gifts of gold given to him by the Queen of Sheba. Legend has it, the gold came from the mysterious land of Ophir, known as King Solomon's Mines.WWW

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After exhausting his funds and losing his crew Rogelio Roxas, an amateur Filipino treasure-hunter decides to give the search for lost treasure seized and stashed by Japanese soldiers during World War II one more go, and makes a stunning discovery.WWW

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German journalist Paul Badde goes on a journey of discovery to learn about the 'face of god' print said to have been created by Jesus himself housed in a church in Manoppello, Italy.WWW

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