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History Investigator · English edition

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Put the records in order, compare their strengths and limits, and explain the conclusion you can support.

Investigate the Piltdown forgery

One free source-based case · About 20 minutes

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Read the evidence
Explore the source records and what they say.
Put it in order
Arrange the evidence into a clear timeline.
Compare explanations
Weigh interpretations and their limits.
Reach a conclusion
Explain the conclusion you can support.

Free case

What exposed the Piltdown forgery?

Eight evidence cards connect the original claims, a contemporary objection and later laboratory work.

Do these remains belong to one ancient individual, an accidental mixture, or a deliberate assembly?

1912The original claim
1915An early objection
1953Exposure of the hoax
2016Re-examination

Open the evidence file

8 evidence cards · 2 source records · 20 minutes

Evidence, not guesswork.

Read what a source supports and what it cannot establish. Evidence for a forgery can be stronger than evidence naming everyone responsible.

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