The Piltdown Forgery

Weiner, J.S.

ISBN 10: 0486240754 / ISBN 13: 9780486240756

Published by Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, 1980

About this Item

In 1912 a fossil found in Sussex, England, was put forth as a possible "missing link" between ape and man, according to the Theory of Evolution. In 1953, a team of British Museum and Oxford University investigators exposed this fossil as a fake. This is the account written by one of the original scientific detectives. Unabridged 1980 republication of book first published in 1965 by Oxford University Press. xii+214 pages, illustrations, index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Piltdown Forgery
• Publisher: Dover Publications, Mineola, NY
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486240754
• ISBN 13: 9780486240756
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

On 21 November 1953, one of the most fascinating puzzles in science was finally solved. Three scientists - including the author of this book, Joseph Weiner - described their investigations into the important fossilized human remains found at Piltdown in Sussex in the early 1900s. Their conclusion was stunning: the remains, and the accompanying materials that supposedly verified them as ancient fossils, had been faked.

About the Author

Dr. Weiner was Reader in Physical Anthropology at Oxford University, and one of the scientists whose investigations resulted in the exposure of the Piltdown Man hoax. Prof. Chris Stringer is Head of Human Origins, Dept. of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum.