
Unscripted (4) ( Piltdown Man )
History of the World podcast
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Pilt Down Man - The Missing Link
In 19 12, a british amateur archaeologist called charles dawson became known as the man who discovered the skull of the miss in link. The name pilt down man is given in reference to the quarries of piltdown in sussex, in the united kingdom. A toll made from an elephant bone, and some more skull fragments from a creature named piltdown too were discovered. We would latern discover that all o these were fake hoaxes.
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