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pp. 288. “The human and animal remains discovered at Piltdown, near Lewes in Sussex almost 100 years ago were at the time hailed as the ‘missing link’ between ape and man. It was not until 1953 that modern analysis conclusively revealed an ingenious hoax. The perpetrator was almost certainly the antiquarian excavator Charles Dawson who, as Miles Russell shows, was responsible for sixteen other archaeological forgeries during his lifetime.”
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| ISBN | 0752425722 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780752425726 | |
| Number of pages | 288 | |
| Original Title | Piltdown Man - The Secret Life Of Charles Dawson And The World's Greatest Archaeological Hoax | |
| Published Date | 2003 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Dustjacket | |
| Binding | Paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Stroud | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Anthropology | |
| Author: | Miles Russell | |
| Publisher: | Tempus |
pp. 288. “The human and animal remains discovered at Piltdown, near Lewes in Sussex almost 100 years ago were at the time hailed as the ‘missing link’ between ape and man. It was not until 1953 that modern analysis conclusively revealed an ingenious hoax. The perpetrator was almost certainly the antiquarian excavator Charles Dawson who, as Miles Russell shows, was responsible for sixteen other archaeological forgeries during his lifetime.”
| Weight | 1.1 kg |
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