OAKLEY, Kenneth Page
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The solution of the Piltdown problem.Bull. British Museum (N. H.) 2, nos. 3-4, 141-146, 1953.Exposure of the Piltdown fraud. Weiner, Oakley and Le Gros Clark found ample evidence of forgery in the Piltdown remains, including the use of artificial abrasion and staining; they also applied fluorine and nitrogen analysis to determine the relative ages of the Piltdown fragments, finding that “whereas the Piltdown cranium may well be Upper Pleistocene . . . the mandible, canine tooth and isolated molar are quite modern” (p. 143). Subjects: Crimes / Frauds / Hoaxes, EVOLUTION › Human Origins / Human Evolution |
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The problem of man's antiquity. An historical survey.Bull. Brit. Mus. (N. H.) Vol. 9, No. 5, 1964.Subjects: EVOLUTION › Human Origins / Human Evolution › History of |