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- catalog abstract "In 1913 an amateur fossil hunter and antiquarian named Charles Dawson found in a gravel pit in England parts of the skull of an entirely new species of pre-human. The discovery, soon known as Piltdown Man, caused headlines worldwide trumpeting the claim that the evolutionary "missing link" between ape and man had been found. Controversy quickly arose, with many scientists charging that the jaw and cranium were not related and must have come from two different creatures, an ancient man and an ancient ape. But the believers prevailed and for forty years Piltdown Man held his place - though a troubled place - in the fast-developing evolutionary scheme. In 1953, using advanced techniques for dating fossils, a team of English scientist's dramatically exposed Piltdown Man as nothing more than an amazing fraud, an ingenious but undoubted forgery. In Unraveling Piltdown, John Evangelist Walsh tells the complete story of the astonishing hoax, and convincingly exposes the true culprit. A final chapter explains in detail exactly how the entire affair was managed, offering a precise description of the planting and discovery of each of the fraudulent specimens. Filled with vivid portraits of Edwardian personalities, based strictly on documentary evidence, Unraveling Piltdown is a thoroughly absorbing detective story in which one of history's greatest frauds is finally solved.".
- catalog contributor b9889155.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "In 1913 an amateur fossil hunter and antiquarian named Charles Dawson found in a gravel pit in England parts of the skull of an entirely new species of pre-human. The discovery, soon known as Piltdown Man, caused headlines worldwide trumpeting the claim that the evolutionary "missing link" between ape and man had been found. Controversy quickly arose, with many scientists charging that the jaw and cranium were not related and must have come from two different creatures, an ancient man and an ancient ape. But the believers prevailed and for forty years Piltdown Man held his place - though a troubled place - in the fast-developing evolutionary scheme. In 1953, using advanced techniques for dating fossils, a team of English scientist's dramatically exposed Piltdown Man as nothing more than an amazing fraud, an ingenious but undoubted forgery. In Unraveling Piltdown, John Evangelist Walsh tells the complete story of the astonishing hoax, and convincingly exposes the true culprit. A final chapter explains in detail exactly how the entire affair was managed, offering a precise description of the planting and discovery of each of the fraudulent specimens. Filled with vivid portraits of Edwardian personalities, based strictly on documentary evidence, Unraveling Piltdown is a thoroughly absorbing detective story in which one of history's greatest frauds is finally solved.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-268) and index.".
- catalog description "Prologue: Unfinished -- 1. Curtain Falling -- a paleontologist retires -- 2. The Oldest Humanoid -- man's brain, jaw of a beast -- 3. Challenging the Skull -- mistake or missing link? -- 4. The Sheffield Park Find -- a matter of probability -- 5. Curtain Rising -- the unthinkable is thought -- 6. Pursuing Dawson -- master of the intermediate -- 7. List of Suspects -- then there were eleven -- 8. The Writer Accused -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- 9. The Priest Accused -- Teilhard de Chardin -- 10. The Anatomist Accused -- Sir Arthur Keith -- 11. The Wizard of Lewes -- a very curious career -- 12. Return to the Pit -- how it was done -- Epilogue: Finished?".
- catalog extent "xx, 279 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Unraveling Piltdown.".
- catalog identifier "0679444440 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Unraveling Piltdown.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
- catalog relation "Unraveling Piltdown.".
- catalog subject "573.3 20".
- catalog subject "GN282.5 .W35 1996".
- catalog subject "Piltdown forgery History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue: Unfinished -- 1. Curtain Falling -- a paleontologist retires -- 2. The Oldest Humanoid -- man's brain, jaw of a beast -- 3. Challenging the Skull -- mistake or missing link? -- 4. The Sheffield Park Find -- a matter of probability -- 5. Curtain Rising -- the unthinkable is thought -- 6. Pursuing Dawson -- master of the intermediate -- 7. List of Suspects -- then there were eleven -- 8. The Writer Accused -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- 9. The Priest Accused -- Teilhard de Chardin -- 10. The Anatomist Accused -- Sir Arthur Keith -- 11. The Wizard of Lewes -- a very curious career -- 12. Return to the Pit -- how it was done -- Epilogue: Finished?".
- catalog title "Unraveling Piltdown : the science fraud of the century and its solution / John Evangelist Walsh.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".