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The Piltdown Hoax: A Lesson on Confirmation Bias in Science
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On the Discovery of a Palæolithic Human Skull and Mandible (1913)
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Study reveals culprit behind Piltdown Man, one of science’s most famous hoaxes
What the Piltdown Man hoax from 1912 can teach science today
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New genetic and morphological evidence suggests a single hoaxer created ‘Piltdown man’
Royal Society of Open Science
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