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Paranormal: William S. Marriott exposes fake spirit figuresWilliam S. Marriott exposing fraudulent mediums: pictured here with simulated spirit figures in full light. Date: 1910
Houdinis Seance FraudHoudini demonstrates how luminous faces can be faked Date: 1925
Georgina Houghton, spiritualist writer and mediumGeorgina Houghton (?-1887), spiritualist writer and medium, seen here with her mothers spirit hovering behind her. The photographer was later exposed as a fraud. Date: 19th century
Albert Grant, Vanity Fair, ApeALBERT GRANT (1831-1899) (born Abraham Gottheimer) Irish born British company promoter. Established many companies which were to fail at the expense of the shareholders leading to claims of fraud
Mansion ConservatoryThe luxury conservatory, with its plants and stained leaded glass windows, of the Mayfair (London) mansion of City financier Clarence Hatry, who was jailed for fraud. Date: 1930s
Mansion InteriorOne of the fireplaces and private bar of the Mayfair (London) mansion of City financier Clarence Hatry, jailed for fraud. Date: 1930s
Luxury Swimming PoolThe luxury outdoor private swimming pool of the Mayfair (London) mansion of City (of London) financier Clarence Hatry, jailed for fraud. Date: 1930s
Library of Congress Mural - Mosaic Panels - LawWashington DC, USA - Mural - The Mosaic Panels by Frederick Dielman (1847-1935). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Law
The Piltdown man excavation siteExcavation at Piltdown c. 1913 with Cyril Woodward showing scale
Fannia scalaris, fake fossil fly in amber
The Piltdown (Skull) Gravel PitThe site where the Pitdown specimens were claimed to have been discovered (1912-1915). Photograph believed to have been taken during the winter of 1913
Barkham Avenue, Piltdown, SussexView looking down the drive c. 1912, including from left to right, Venus Hargreaves, Arthur Smith Woodward (with the goose Chipper), Charles Dawson, and Robert Kenward Snr
Searching for the Piltdown Man
Excavations at Piltdown circa 1913Charles Dawson (left) and Dr A Smith Woodward (right)
Workers at Piltdown
Pongo sp. Mandible and molar (Piltdown 1 & 2)Lateral lingual view of Piltdown 1 mandible with Piltdown 2 left molar. Held at The Natural History Museum, London
Homo sapiens cranium (Piltdown 1)Two pieces that represent the Piltdown 1 cranium held at The Natural History Museum, London. This specimen was reported as being discovered at Piltdown
Piltdown Stegodon toothPiltdown, Sussex item E.620, part of a molar tooth of the extinct mammal Stegodon, of the Pliocene to the Pleistocene epochs. Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown Mastodon toothPiltdown, Sussex item E.622, edge view of molar of the extinct mammal Mastodon. Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Pongo sp. Mandible with canine (Piltdown 1)Left lateral view of the Piltdown mandible reported to be that of a newly found homind species in 1913 but then revealed as a forgery in 1953. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London
Piltdown flake implementPiltdown, Sussex item E.612 held at The Natural History Museum, London
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
Harry Morris Flint
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)
Barkham Manor drive, PiltdownView looking down Barkham Manor drive, c. 1930, with Woodward in the foreground. This photograph is believed to have been taken by Lady Woodward or her daughter Mrs Margaret Hodgson
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