Piltdown Man
- A skull was found at
Piltdown in southern England
- It was called Piltdown Man
- Discovered by
Charles Dawson
- This hominid did not fit into the pattern
- Some scientists at the time rejected it
- The end of the hoax
- In 1925 Edmonds showed no plausible source for the Piltdown fossils
- Flourine absorption tests in 1949 show fossils relatively modern
- July 1953: Dr. J.S. Weiner finally suspects hoax
- Examination of fossil's teeth produced obvious evidence of fakery
- Who Did It?
