Piltdown

Proper noun

Meaning

A locale in East Sussex, Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Ellipsis of Piltdown Man.
Synonyms: Eoanthropus dawsoni, Piltdown man, Piltdown Man

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Examples

A 1913 reconstruction of "Eoanthropus dawsoni" Almost from the outset, Woodward's reconstruction of the Piltdown fragments was strongly challenged by some researchers. Source: Internet

Darrow died in 1938, fifteen years before Piltdown Man was exposed as a fraud. Source: Internet

However, over time the Piltdown Man lost its validity, as other discoveries such as Taung Child and Peking Man were found. Source: Internet

Early humans In 1912, the majority of the scientific community believed the Piltdown Man was the “ missing link ” between apes and humans. Source: Internet

Exposure Scientific investigation From the outset, some scientists expressed skepticism about the Piltdown find (see above). Source: Internet

Find Piltdown Man skull reconstruction At a meeting of the Geological Society of London on 18 December 1912, Charles Dawson claimed that a workman at the Piltdown gravel pit had given him a fragment of the skull four years earlier. Source: Internet

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