Piltdown Man Bone fragments presented in 1912 as an early human, named Eoanthropus dawsoni, "Dawson's dawn-man". The picture is a later reconstruction.
1 Sources 4 Connections Charles Dawson An amateur archaeologist who claimed the finds. One analysis found at least 38 of his antiquarian specimens to be fakes. He died in August 1916.
1 Sources 4 Connections Arthur Smith Woodward A museum keeper of geology. He reconstructed the skull and announced it at the Geological Society of London on 18 December 1912.
1 Sources 2 Connections Piltdown gravel pit A gravel pit in East Sussex. Dawson said a workman had handed him a skull fragment four years earlier. Most pieces came from spoil heaps.
1 Sources 1 Connections Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A French Jesuit palaeontologist. In August 1913 he found a canine said to fit the jaw perfectly. The 2016 review ruled him out as a suspect.
1 Sources 2 Connections Arthur Keith A scholar who built a rival model resembling a modern human in brain size. In 1938 he unveiled a memorial to Dawson at Piltdown.
1 Sources 1 Connections Piltdown II In 1915 Dawson claimed three fragments of a second skull from a site about two miles away. The site was never identified.
1 Sources 2 Connections The 1953 exposure In November 1953 researchers showed it was a composite of a medieval human skull and an orangutan jaw, stained with an iron solution and chromic acid.
1 Sources 1 Connections The 2016 review An eight-year review found that the teeth from both sites came from the same orangutan. Only Dawson was linked to Piltdown II, which pointed to him, though the authors did not rule out that someone supplied him the fossils.
1 Sources 4 Connections Arthur Conan Doyle The author of Sherlock Holmes, once proposed as the forger. The 2016 review ruled him out.
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Item Piltdown Man Bone fragments presented in 1912 as an early human, named Eoanthropus dawsoni, "Dawson's dawn-man". The picture is a later reconstruction. User contribution ↑ reconstructed and announced Announced at the Geological Society of London on 18 December 1912. Sources 1 Person Arthur Smith Woodward A museum keeper of geology. He reconstructed the skull and announced it at the Geological Society of London on 18 December 1912. User contribution ↑ found a canine for A canine said to fit the jaw perfectly. Sources 1 Person Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A French Jesuit palaeontologist. In August 1913 he found a canine said to fit the jaw perfectly. The 2016 review ruled him out as a suspect. User contribution Person Charles Dawson An amateur archaeologist who claimed the finds. One analysis found at least 38 of his antiquarian specimens to be fakes. He died in August 1916. User contribution ↓ claimed finds at He said a workman had given him a skull fragment there. Sources 1 Place Piltdown gravel pit A gravel pit in East Sussex. Dawson said a workman had handed him a skull fragment four years earlier. Most pieces came from spoil heaps. User contribution ↓ contacted He contacted Woodward in February 1912. Sources 1 Person Arthur Smith Woodward A museum keeper of geology. He reconstructed the skull and announced it at the Geological Society of London on 18 December 1912. User contribution Person Arthur Smith Woodward A museum keeper of geology. He reconstructed the skull and announced it at the Geological Society of London on 18 December 1912. User contribution ↑ contacted He contacted Woodward in February 1912. Sources 1 Person Charles Dawson An amateur archaeologist who claimed the finds. One analysis found at least 38 of his antiquarian specimens to be fakes. He died in August 1916. User contribution ↓ reconstructed and announced Announced at the Geological Society of London on 18 December 1912. Sources 1 Item Piltdown Man Bone fragments presented in 1912 as an early human, named Eoanthropus dawsoni, "Dawson's dawn-man". The picture is a later reconstruction. User contribution Person Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A French Jesuit palaeontologist. In August 1913 he found a canine said to fit the jaw perfectly. The 2016 review ruled him out as a suspect. User contribution ↓ found a canine for A canine said to fit the jaw perfectly. Sources 1 Item Piltdown Man Bone fragments presented in 1912 as an early human, named Eoanthropus dawsoni, "Dawson's dawn-man". The picture is a later reconstruction. User contribution ↑ ruled out It ruled out Teilhard de Chardin as a suspect. Sources 1 Item The 2016 review An eight-year review found that the teeth from both sites came from the same orangutan. Only Dawson was linked to Piltdown II, which pointed to him, though the authors did not rule out that someone supplied him the fossils. User contribution More shared clues (8) AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.
