1. The Piltdown Man The Missing Link between Primates and Humans?

2. Missing link found Darwin in his theory of evolution believes that humans are descended from Primates. Darwin in his theory of evolution believes that humans are descended from Primates. On 18 December 1912 newspapers throughout the world ran headlines - mostly along the lines of: 'Missing Link Found - Darwin's Theory Proved'. On 18 December 1912 newspapers throughout the world ran headlines - mostly along the lines of: 'Missing Link Found - Darwin's Theory Proved'.

3. Skull found A skull was found in the Piltdown Quarry in Sussex. A skull was found in the Piltdown Quarry in Sussex. It looked like a human skull but with primate teeth. It looked like a human skull but with primate teeth. This was it. The theory was proven. The missing link was real. This was it. The theory was proven. The missing link was real.

4. A reconstruction of what the Piltdown man would have looked like.

5. What do you think? Do you believe the Piltdown man is real? Do you believe the Piltdown man is real? All the scientists believed that this was the biggest breakthrough in science for hundreds of years. All the scientists believed that this was the biggest breakthrough in science for hundreds of years. Well???????

6. The Biggest Hoax Some 40 years later a team of English scientists dramatically exposed Piltdown Man as a deliberate fraud. Some 40 years later a team of English scientists dramatically exposed Piltdown Man as a deliberate fraud. Instead of being almost a million years old, the skull fragments were found to be 500 years old, and the jaw in fact belonged to an orang-utan. Instead of being almost a million years old, the skull fragments were found to be 500 years old, and the jaw in fact belonged to an orang-utan. Someone had glued orang-utan’s teeth to a human skull!!! Someone had glued orang-utan’s teeth to a human skull!!!

7. Ask yourself Now can you believe everything you read? Now can you believe everything you read? How about everything you are told? How about everything you are told? Be careful and look for evidence before you believe it. Be careful and look for evidence before you believe it.