#107 Der Piltdown Mensch – 1912 war mehr Missing Link

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Der Hobby Archäologe Charles Dawson präsentiert der begeisterten Wissenschaftswelt im Jahre 1912 einen spektakulären Fund. Die mindestens 500 000 Jahre alten Fragmente des Schädels eines Frühmenschen – aus Sussex! Seit Jahrzehnten suchen die britischen Wissenschaftler schon nach genau diesem Beweis für die Rolle Großbritanniens in der Evolution der Menschheit. Der „Piltdown Mensch“ ist genau das, was sie brauchen! Aber längst nicht alle sind überzeugt. Immer mehr Funde von Frühmenschen Fossilien in Afrika, Asien und Europa scheinen den Erkenntnissen aus England zu widersprechen… Kommt mit Katharina und Nina auf die Reise durch die Geschichte eines skandalösen Wissenschaftsbetrugs, der die Evolutionsforschung für über 40 Jahre behindern sollte und bis heute relevant ist. // Die Besprechung des Falles startet bei 7.10 Min. // // Quellen & Shownotes // - Russell, M.; The Piltdown Man Hoax: Case Closed; Cheltenham 2012 - Russell, M.; Piltdown Man: The Secret Life of Charles Dawson; Marlow 2004 - Subramaniam, N.; The Problem of Piltdown Man. Seduced by a racist idea, archaeologists hyped an outrageous hoax; Science History Institute; Beitrag vom 4. Mai 2023; https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-problem-of-piltdown-man/ - McKie, R.; Piltdown Man: British Archaeology‘s greatest hoax; In: The Guardian; Artikel vom 4. Februar 2012; https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/feb/05/piltdown-man-archaeologys-greatest-hoax - Sica, J.; Der Piltdown-Mensch, der größte Hoax der Wissenschaftsgeschichte; In: Der Standart; Artikel vom 10. Oktober 2023; https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000188024/der-piltdown-mensch-der-groesste-hoax-der-wissenschaftsgeschichte - Wayman, E.; How to Solve Human Evolution’s Greatest Hoax; In: Smithonian Magazine; Artikel vom 19. Dezember 2012; https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-to-solve-human-evolutions-greatest-hoax-167921335/ - Price, M.; Study reveals culprit behind Piltdown Man, one of science most famous hoaxes; Auf Science.org; Beitrag vom 9. August 2016; https://www.science.org/content/article/study-reveals-culprit-behind-piltdown-man-one-science-s-most-famous-hoaxes?__cf_chl_f_tk=RQF3wHvw2.ChI4GIjOCPjgDO9m1ttDhYn8PsVqy7EmU-1783175609-1.0.1.1-Vb7peEMiWab1Jex3Ruj7GN1e7_FmEET62QPdzONJYJo - THE EARLIEST MAN? Remarkable discovery in Sussex, In: Manchester Guardian; Artikel vom 21. November 1912; https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/12/6/1354797493117/Piltdown-splash-001.jpg - THE EARLIEST SKULL; In: Manchester Guardian; Artikel vom 19. Dezember 1912; https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/12/6/1354797454745/Piltdown-report-001.jpg - Natural History Museum; Piltdown Man; https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/services/library/collections/piltdown-man.html - The Rest is History Podcast; The Myterious Case of the Ape Man; Episode vom 11. August 2024; https://therestishistory.com/episodes/the-mysterious-case-of-the-ape-man - Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast; Unearthed! Piltdown Man; Episode vom 26. Dezember 2016; https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-missed-in-histor-21124503/episode/unearthed-piltdown-man-30207540/ // Folgt uns auf Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/frueher.war.mehr.verbrechen/?hl=de // Karte mit allen „Früher war mehr Verbrechen“-Tatorten // https://bit.ly/2FFyWF6 // Mail //: https://linktr.ee/fwmv // Kaffeekasse //: https://ko-fi.com/fwmvpodcast GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de

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