From Jonathan Webb at BBC News:
They conclude that the forged fossils were made by one man: the prime suspect and “discoverer” Charles Dawson.
The human-like skull fragments and an ape-like jaw, complete with two teeth, shook the scientific world in 1912 but were exposed as a hoax in 1953.
New tests show the bones came from two or three humans and one orangutan.
The research, published in Royal Society Open Science, was a multi-disciplinary collaboration including palaeobiologists, historians, dental experts and ancient DNA specialists.More.
See also: Who was responsible for forging Piltdown Man?
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