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The Piltdown Man: England’s Most Notorious Science Hoax

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

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Exposure: Fluorine Dating Reveals the Fraud

Ella explains the 1953 fluorine tests showing the cranium and jaw differed in age and signs of deliberate tampering.

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