Piltdown man | Discovery, Fossils, & Facts

Piltdown man | Discovery, Fossils, & Facts

Piltdown 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. The fossils generated a controversy that lasted more than 40 years, and it was one of the most successful hoaxes in the history of science.