PoliticalChic
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Today, December 18th is an anniversary of sorts.....one of those 'great moments in science'.....sort of.
Piltdown man
ANTHROPOLOGICAL HOAX
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Alternative Titles: Dawson’s dawn man, Eoanthropus dawsoni
Piltdown man, (Eoanthropus dawsoni), also called Dawson’s dawn man, proposed species of extinct hominin (member of the human lineage) whose fossil remains, discovered in England in 1910–12, were later proved to be fraudulent. Piltdown man, whose fossils were sufficiently convincing to generate a scholarly controversy lasting more than 40 years, was one of the most successful hoaxes in the history of science.
Piltdown man | anthropological hoax
Now....cast your vote as to which is the 'greater' hoax.....the Piltdown Man, or Global Warming.
Or......'Evolution'......
Piltdown man
ANTHROPOLOGICAL HOAX
WRITTEN BY:
See Article History
Alternative Titles: Dawson’s dawn man, Eoanthropus dawsoni
Piltdown man, (Eoanthropus dawsoni), also called Dawson’s dawn man, proposed species of extinct hominin (member of the human lineage) whose fossil remains, discovered in England in 1910–12, were later proved to be fraudulent. Piltdown man, whose fossils were sufficiently convincing to generate a scholarly controversy lasting more than 40 years, was one of the most successful hoaxes in the history of science.
Piltdown man | anthropological hoax
Now....cast your vote as to which is the 'greater' hoax.....the Piltdown Man, or Global Warming.
Or......'Evolution'......