Piltdown Man

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf archaeological hoax
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Eoanthropus_dawsoni
gptkbp:claimedBy early human fossil
gptkbp:composedOf human remains
chimpanzee teeth
orangutan jaw
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Charles_Dawson
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Piltdown,_East_Sussex,_England
1912
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkbp:exposedAsHoaxIn 1953
gptkbp:hoaxPurpose to support the idea of early human evolution in Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Piltdown Man
gptkbp:relatedTo human evolution
paleoanthropology
scientific fraud
gptkbp:significance delayed acceptance of genuine early human fossils
gptkbp:subjectOf scientific controversy
forensic investigation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Power_Macintosh_7200
gptkb:Hoax
gptkb:Power_Macintosh_6100
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6