It seems that they just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Piltdown fraud in
18th Nov 2003. These are a links to the photographs of Piltdown village and the
pit where the fossils were found:

http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2003/1118piltdown.asp
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/piltdown/pfolks.gif
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/piltdown/pskull.gif
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/piltdown/piltmap2.gif
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/piltdown/rutot.gif
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/piltdown/bones_2.gif
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/piltdown/bones_1.gif
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/piltdown/skull_2.gif



The discovery included:
2 human skulls
a canine tooth
a tool carved from an elephant tusk
fossil teeth from a number of prehistoric animals

In 1949 the Piltdown fossils were dated. This established them to be fairly
modern although in some quarters they were still accepted as genuine. Not until
1953 at an international congress of paleontologists did the idea of fraud came
about. Through examination of the fossils revealed that what Dawson found was:
2 human skulls dated as medieval, 620 years old
1 orangutan jawbone, around 500 years old, probably from Sarawak
elephant molar, genuine fossil, probably from Tunisia
hippopotamus tooth, genuine fossil, probably from Malta or Sicily
canine tooth
Pleistocene chimpanzee fossil
The arguments against Doyle for being invoved in this case are quite convincing.

The Jawbone: Doyle's neighbor Cecil Wray was a fellow of the Royal
Anthropological Society and his brother was head of the Malay museum and
specialized in excavating caves. One of his museums had recently purchased a
large collection of animal specimens from Borneo. Orangutans live only in Borneo
and Sumatra.
The Skulls: Doyle had made the acquaintance of the leading phrenologist in
London, the American Jessie Fowler, who had an immense number of skulls in her
collection. Like Doyle, Fowler was in the practice of selling her skulls.
Elephant Tooth: several fossil mammal remains have been identified as coming
from the Mediterranean. The likely sites include Malta and a fossil in the
Ichkeul of Tunisia. Whoever was the hoaxer had to have access to such exotic
materials. In 1907, Doyle visited archeologist Joseph Whitaker, one of the few
scientists who had frequently been to the Ichkeul region. A few months later,
while honeymooning, Doyle spent two months in the eastern Mediterranean. In all
probability they went ashore at Malta, a British port, in late November or early
December on their return voyage. Coincidentally, the Daily Malta Chronicle
announced on November 16th the discovery of the fossilized remains of a
hippopotamus by a workmen excavating a limestone fissure on the island. One of
the planted items at Piltdown was a hippo tooth whose form and chemical content
indicate it came from a limestone chamber in one of the Mediterranean islands,
Malta being regarded at the most likely.
Elephant Teeth: Two years later, Doyle and his wife cruised the western
Mediterranean. They visited Cartrhage, not far from Ichkeul where several of the
fossil elephant teeth are known to have come from.



Try this link for mre info: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/piltdown.html



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