Sherlock Holmes Writer Wasn't Involved in Human Ancestor Hoax | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The first evidence of Piltdown Man was discovered by lawyer and amateur geologist Charles Dawson. In a gravel formation at Barkham Manor, on Piltdown Common, England, Dawson unearthed mysterious fossilised fragments of a cranium, jaw and other bones. The remains looked likely to revolutionise the story of human evolution, until they were exposed as an …

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