The old Piltdown man routine - works every time . . .
Piltdown Man "The Piltdown hoax is perhaps the most famous paleontological hoax in history. It has been prominent for two reasons: the attention paid to the issue of human evolution, and the length of time (more than 40 years) that elapsed from its discovery to its full exposure as a forgery."
Who Was Responsible for the Hoax? "One notable suspect is author Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived near Dawson. 'Some still believe that, as an ardent spiritualist, Doyle wanted to discredit the science profession by faking the evidence of something they wanted to believe in to prove they knew less than they claimed,' writes the BBC, provides a list of the main suspects."
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