S4 Ep30: A Race to the Bottom: Charles Dawson and the Piltdown Man

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.1 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In the late 19th/early 20th centuries the competition to find fossils of human's ancient relatives (and, for some, to prove racial superiority) was so fierce that one man went to great heights (or, rather, depths) to get his name in the annals of paleontological history. Charles Dawson did end up making a name for himself, just not the one he was hoping for.

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1:34.0	How far would you go for notoriety?
1:37.7	What if you could get your name in the history books with just a couple of sly tricks?
1:42.5	Would it matter to you if your fame became infamy after you died and your tricks were exposed?
1:50.2	Welcome to Strange and Unexplained with me, Daisy Egan.
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