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Piltdown man | Discovery, Fossils, & Facts

Summary by Encyclopedia Britannica
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.

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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.

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