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Palioanthropological History of Discovery - Pilt Down Man

The sheer cheek of the pilt down man hoax has resonated since its occurrence. It was a shameful episode in british scientific history and one to be forgotten. i've been chasing after some people this week on behalf of john martinson's grub truck hominin a with trying to discover exactly what kind of animal this is. One expert told me she believed that it could be morectus. That was something i thought it could be, homo rectus. Er, she did comment on how tasty his snack looked as well.

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