The Piltdown Forgery

Piltdown was an archaeological site in Sussex where in 1908 and 1912,human, ape and other mammal fossils were found together. Widely accepted as acreature who had a human cranium and an ape's jaw, the Piltdown 'Man' washowever exposed as a fraud in 1953. Dr Weiner carefully reveals his owntheories which led to this exposure and describes the controversies anddifficulties which beset the scientific evaluation of the discovery. This newedition contains a foreword and afterword by Professor Chris Stringer, Head ofHuman Origins, Dept. of Palaeontology at the Natural History Museum.

Dr. Weiner was Reader in Physical Anthropology at Oxford University, and one of the scientists whose investigations resulted in the exposure of the Piltdown Man hoax. Prof. Chris Stringer is Head of Human Origins, Dept. of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum.