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Piltdown flintsCollection of Piltdown flints held at The Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown Eolithic flintPiltdown, Sussex item E.614 held at The Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown rolled flakePiltdown, Sussex item E.613 held at The Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown flint implementPiltdown, Sussex item E.605 held at The Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown Palaeolith flintPiltdown, Sussex item E.685 held at The Natural History Museum, London
Equus sp. horseUpper molar tooth from a species of the Equus genus. Item E. 602 of the animal fossil specimens found at Piltdown, Sussex, 1912-15, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Castor fiber, Eurasian beaverLower molar tooth of a Eurasian beaver. Item E. 603 of the animal fossil specimens found at Piltdown, Sussex, 1912-15, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Echinocarys, echinoid hoaxA hoax fossil echinoid found at Piltdown, Sussex. Specimen now held at the Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown memorialJuly 1938, Sir Arthur Smith Woodward next to the memorial marking the site of the discovery of the Piltdown skull by Charles Dawson. Photograph loaned to Museum by Charles Taylor Trechmann
Professor J. S. WeinerPretoria born scientist who became Reader in Physical Anthropology at Oxford. In 1953 he famously exposed the Piltdown Man as a fraud
Piltdown 1 jawLeft lateral view of Piltdown 1 jaw. Held at The Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown 1 jaw and Piltdown 2 left molarOcclusal view of Piltdown 1 jaw with Piltdown 2 left molar. Held at The Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown 1 craniumFive pieces that represent the Piltdown 1 cranium (not including jaw). Held at The Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown 1 molarScanning electron microscope view of molar surface showing scratch marks
Piltdown skullThree-quarter view of model reconstruction of the Piltdown skull
Excavations at Piltdown c. 1913Arthur Smith Woodward and the Abbe Henri Breuil at Piltdown
Homo sapiens molars (Piltdown 1)Examination of the Piltdown dentition revealed that the molars which had been claimed to have been discovered in 1913 were abraded to make them appear older. They were in fact molars from an Orangutan
Piltdown 1 molarsExamination of the Piltdown dentition revealed that the molars which had been claimed to have been discovered in 1913 were abraded to make them appear older. They were in fact molars from an Orangutan
Arthur Keith (1866-1955)Portrait of Arthur Keith, a Scottish anatomist and anthropologist, in 1912. In 1935 he re-evaluated his 1914 interpretation of the Piltdown fossil
Piltdown Man (Model based on Piltdown 1 & 2)
Piltdown cricket batSide view of sharpened piece of elephant thighbone, presented as a digging implement. Commonly referred to as the Piltdown cricket bat. Held at The Natural History Museum, London
Barkham Manor, PiltdownThe Barkham Manor Piltdown I site, c. 1912, from vantage point due east of the manor house
Preliminary flourine test of the Piltdown remains in 1949Dr Kenneth Oakley discussing with Mr L. E. Parsons (right) where the mandible of Piltdown man could be sampled with the least risk of damage
Piltdown 1 jaw with Piltdown 2 molar
Still Searching At PiltdownA general impression of the Piltdown Gravel Pit, East Sussex c. 1913, with the goose Chipper, and from left to right, Venus Hargreaves, Arthur Smith Woodward, Charles Dawson
Piltdown bone implement (cricket bat)Several views of a single specimen. Plate XIV, Dawson & Woodward, 1915
Sir Arthur Keith at the Piltdown memorialJuly 22 1938, Sir Arthur Keith unveiling the memorial marking the site of the discovery of the Piltdown skull by Charles Dawson. Photograph loaned to Museum by Charles Taylor Trechmann
A profitable crop of Onions grown in Canada! I think a certain amount of photo trickery has been employed here.... 1910
Landing record pike at Winneconne, WisconsinLanding some record pike at Winneconne (a village in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States). It is possible a little bit of photographic trickery was employed in obtaining this picture
Fantasy FishingTwo groups of fishermen make a couple of record catches on a North American river! These have to be the largest perch ever seen! 1903
Frontispiece to Dodds DiscoursesThe frontispiece to a publication by William Dodd, an English forger and cleric. Date: 19th Century
Charles PriceThe notorious swindler and bank-note forger, Charles Price, who committed suicide in 1786. Date: 18th Century
L Abbe de la CosteThe French forger, L Abbe de la Coste, looks rather disgruntled, having been tied to a post, hands bound, a dog relieving itself on him
Coiners detectedPolice apprehend a gang of counterfeiters forging money, while their children play innocently in the foreground. Date: 1838
The Pigott forgeryRichard Pigott, (1835-1889), an Irish journalist who is best know for forging a number of letters. He later admitted his crime, fled to Spain and committed suicide in 1889. Date: 1887
Wills forgery trialDefendants take the stand during the Wills forgery trial in 1844: Sanders and Mrs Sanders. Date: April 1844
Joseph Hunton at the bar of the Old Bailey, tried for forgery on 28th October 1828. Date: 1828
False stamps manufactured by French prisoners of war during World War One
Examining fraudulent financial documentation - cheques and credit cards are checked for authenticity by the Metropolitan Police force
Mary Robinson ButtermereMARY ROBINSON, known as the Maid of Buttermere, daughter of the landlord of the Fish inn, seduced by Hatfield, con man, hanged for forgery 1803. Celebrated by Wordsworth
Moss Photographs H PriceA spirit photograph of Harry Price taken by George Moss who subsequently confessed to creating fake pictures (such as this one)
