Picture No | 10638487 |
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Description | Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912 |
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Piltdown Man, as imagined by Illustrated London News special artist Amedee Forestier, soon after the discovery of the bones was made public in 1912. Believed to be the missing link between man and ape, the spectacular discovery was revealed to be an elaborate hoax in 1953.
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Source | Illustration by Special Artist A. Forestier in a supplement to the Illustrated London News, December 28th 1912, page v |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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