Piltdown Man

06/18/21 • 16 min

One of history's most fantastic frauds!
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Bibliography:

"Differences Between Human and Primate Teeth." DC Dental. December 14, 2015. Accessed June 15, 2021. https://mydcdental.com/differences-between-human-and-primate-teeth/

The Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Piltdown Man Hoax." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed June 15, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Piltdown-man#ref374467

Osborn, H.F. Men of the Old Stone Age: Their Environment, Life, and Art. United States: C. Scriber's Sons, 1916.

Pavid, Katie. "Piltdown Man hoax findings: Charles Dawson the likely fraudster." London Natural History Museum. August 10, 2016. Accessed June 15, 2021. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2016/august/piltdown-man-charles-dawson-likely-fraudster.html

Szalay, Jessie. "Piltdown Man: Infamous Fake Fossil." Live Science. September 29, 2016. Accessed June 15, 2021. https://www.livescience.com/56327-piltdown-man-hoax.html

Thomson, Keith Stewart. "Piltdown Man: The Great English Mystery Story." American Scientist. June 1991. Accessed June 15, 2021. https://www2.clarku.edu/faculty/djoyce/piltdown/map_prim_suspects/abbott/Abbot_defense/piltman_englishmystery.html

The Walther League Messenger. United States: Walther League, 1922.

Bibliography:

"Differences Between Human and Primate Teeth." DC Dental. December 14, 2015. Accessed June 15, 2021. https://mydcdental.com/differences-between-human-and-primate-teeth/

The Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Piltdown Man Hoax." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed June 15, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Piltdown-man#ref374467

Osborn, H.F. Men of the Old Stone Age: Their Environment, Life, and Art. United States: C. Scriber's Sons, 1916.

Szalay, Jessie. "Piltdown Man: Infamous Fake Fossil." Live Science. September 29, 2016. Accessed June 15, 2021. https://www.livescience.com/56327-piltdown-man-hoax.html

The Walther League Messenger. United States: Walther League, 1922.

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Greek Myths, Part 2: Dogs

Three noble pups of Greek myth!
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Music: "Forest Walk" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Atsma, Aaron J. "Seirios." Theoi Project. 2017. Accessed June 2, 2021. https://www.theoi.com/Titan/AsterSeirios.html
Bulfinch, Thomas. Bulfinch's Mythology. Avenel Books: New York, 1979.
Byrd, Deborah. "See Sirius, The Brightest Star in the Night Sky." EarthSky. February 7, 2021. Accessed June 2, 2021. https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/sirius-the-brightest-star
The Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Cerberus." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed June 2, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cerberus
The Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britanncia. "Sirius (Star)." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed June 2, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/place/Sirius-star
The Editors of GreekMythology.com. "Cerberus." GreekMythology.com. June 5, 2018. Accessed June 2, 2021. https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Cerberus/cerberus.html
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Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by A.T. Murray. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1919.
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Fairies, Part 1: Introduction

An introduction to the world of the fairy folk!
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Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash.
Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash.
Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
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The Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Fairy." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed June 23, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/art/fairy

Encyclopedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World. Edited by Charles McClellan Stevens and Cora Linn Daniels. J.H. Yewdale & Sons, 1903.

"Luck of the Irish: Folklore and fairies in Rural Ireland." Human Relations Area Files. Yale University. Accessed June 23, 2021. https://hraf.yale.edu/luck-of-the-irish-folklore-and-fairies-in-rural-ireland/

Swift, H. "Fairies, Good and Bad." Morning Light, Issue 1119, Volume 4. 1881.

Thomas, William Jenkyn. The Welsh Fairy-book. United Kingdom: T.F. Unwin, 1907.

Scholar Minor - Piltdown Man

Transcript

Hello friends, and welcome back to Scholar Minor. I'm so glad that you are listening, and I'm grateful for your patience regarding my absence last week - but some sleep and self-care was desperately needed. While I have a fun dive into fairy lore planned for next week, tonight's topic couldn't wait.

Happy Father’s day to my amazing, inspiring, supportive, and hilarious dad. I hope you enjoy tonight’s discussion of the Piltdown man. Surprise!

Our story begins with infamous Brit