Tag: evolution
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Britain’s Most Elaborate Scientific Hoax? The Rise and Fall of the Piltdown Man
In 1912, Charles Dawson presented the “Piltdown Man” as the earliest Englishman, initially supporting Darwin’s evolutionary theory. Decades later, however, research revealed this as scientific fraud. Kat Jivkova explores the paleoanthropological debate triggered by this scandal.
Retrospect Journal 