History's Greatest Hoaxes
Season 1 • Episode 6: Piltdown Man • Watch with subtitles
Episode 6: Piltdown Man
November 17, 2016 • 44 min
History's Greatest Hoaxes looks at the Piltdown Man. In 1912 the discovery of an unusual skull and jawbone in Sussex, England, led many to believe that a 'missing link' had finally been found. The revelation of a hoax, however, had wide reaching impact on anthropology and science.
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