The Piltdown forgery /
Piltdown was the archaeological site in Sussex where, in 1908 and 1912, human, ape and other mammal fossils were found together. The Piltdown 'man' was, however, exposed as a fraud in 1953. One of the scientists who discovered this fraud, J.S. Weiner shows in this work how he came to uncov...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | Fiftieth anniversary edition / |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Piltdown was the archaeological site in Sussex where, in 1908 and 1912, human, ape and other mammal fossils were found together. The Piltdown 'man' was, however, exposed as a fraud in 1953. One of the scientists who discovered this fraud, J.S. Weiner shows in this work how he came to uncover it. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2003. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 212 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191916755 (ebook) 0191916757 (ebook) |