[Past Paracast guest Ben Radford is at it again. Scratching my skull 
over this one! Ben has crystal skulls in his sights w/ tongue firmly planet in cheek. Good stuff, congrats on the scoop Ben, but have you spoken w/ Bill Holman who (last time I heard) he had custodialship over the alleged Mitchell-Hedges "artifact? —chris]
Article HERE:
'Indiana Jones' Makers Sued Over Crystal Skull
"An archaeologist in Belize is suing the makers of the film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," claiming that the story is based upon a national treasure looted nearly a century ago from the small Central American country.
According to the Hollywood Reporter,
Ancient Artifacts: Fake or Authentic?
"His adopted daughter Anna Mitchell-Hedges is said to have discovered the skull while exploring the ruins. They returned to England with the skull, and Anna regularly exhibited the skull after her father's death in 1959.
"In his complaint Awe cites a 1928 "Antiquities Ordinance" which prohibited the removal of artifacts from Belize without express government permission. Since the crystal skull was illegally removed from the ruins and used as a basis for the most recent Indiana Jones film, Awe and Belize want a cut of the profits and the return of the stolen skull which they see as part of their cultural heritage..." Rest of Article HERE:
over this one! Ben has crystal skulls in his sights w/ tongue firmly planet in cheek. Good stuff, congrats on the scoop Ben, but have you spoken w/ Bill Holman who (last time I heard) he had custodialship over the alleged Mitchell-Hedges "artifact? —chris] Article HERE:
'Indiana Jones' Makers Sued Over Crystal Skull
"An archaeologist in Belize is suing the makers of the film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," claiming that the story is based upon a national treasure looted nearly a century ago from the small Central American country.
According to the Hollywood Reporter,
On Wednesday, one of the most entertaining lawsuits of the year was filed in Illinois federal court. It comes from Dr. Jaime Awe, director of the Institute of Archeology of Belize. This real-life Indiana Jones is suing on behalf of the nation of Belize over the Crystal Skull artifact, popularized in the 2008 Steven Spielberg film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," Awe is demanding the return of the Crystal Skull from a treasure-hunting family that allegedly stole it 88 years ago from Belize.
"Awe is suing Lucasfilm, the Walt Disney Company, and Paramount Pictures. Awe states that the crystal skull described in the film was stolen by a British explorer (and sometime archaeologist) named F.A. Mitchell-Hedges during a visit to the Maya ruins of Lubantuun in the jungle of Belize in the early 1920s.Ancient Artifacts: Fake or Authentic?
"His adopted daughter Anna Mitchell-Hedges is said to have discovered the skull while exploring the ruins. They returned to England with the skull, and Anna regularly exhibited the skull after her father's death in 1959.
"In his complaint Awe cites a 1928 "Antiquities Ordinance" which prohibited the removal of artifacts from Belize without express government permission. Since the crystal skull was illegally removed from the ruins and used as a basis for the most recent Indiana Jones film, Awe and Belize want a cut of the profits and the return of the stolen skull which they see as part of their cultural heritage..." Rest of Article HERE:
