Dawson’s Creek

the curious story of Piltdown Man

In 1912 it was the greatest anthropological find of all time... until it was revealed to be an audacious hoax.

Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Science & Nature, Series 9

Tags: British Museum Jöns Jacob Berzelius Presented by #13 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Keith United Kingdom

Published: December 13, 2021

Westward Huss

in which America asks the question: whither Vinland?

For years, archaeologists have searched in vain for the location of Leif Eriksson's Vinland. They should have just asked the good people of New England.

Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Popular Facts & Fallacies, Series 8, The Quest for the Past

Tags: Barry Fell Boston, MA Canada Dighton Rock Eben Norton Horsford Jöns Jacob Berzelius Leif Eiriksson Maine Massachusetts Native Americans New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA) Norumbega Nova Scotia Presented by #13 pseudo-science Rhode Island runes skepticism Thorfinn Karlsefni Thorvald Eiriksson Vikings Vinland

Published: October 4, 2021