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}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[skull]] created by the [[First Doctor]] from parts of a [[human]] cranium and filed-down [[ape]] jawbone in [[1912]]. For forty years, it was considered by [[Earth]] scientists to be a missing [[evolution | }}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[skull]] created by the [[First Doctor]] from parts of a [[human]] cranium and filed-down [[ape]] jawbone in [[1912]]. For forty years, it was considered by [[Earth]] scientists to be a missing [[evolution]]ary link between apes and humans, until the forgery was discovered. The Doctor created this skull to replace an alien skull found in a quarry near [[Piltdown]] by [[Charles Dawson]]. The Doctor knew that Dawson presented a "missing link" to the scientific community at this time and knew that later, after Dawson's death, it would be found to be a forgery. Thus, this is another example of a [[Temporal paradox|bootstrap paradox]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 04:49, 20 April 2017
Piltdown Man was a skull created by the First Doctor from parts of a human cranium and filed-down ape jawbone in 1912. For forty years, it was considered by Earth scientists to be a missing evolutionary link between apes and humans, until the forgery was discovered. The Doctor created this skull to replace an alien skull found in a quarry near Piltdown by Charles Dawson. The Doctor knew that Dawson presented a "missing link" to the scientific community at this time and knew that later, after Dawson's death, it would be found to be a forgery. Thus, this is another example of a bootstrap paradox. (AUDIO: The Suffering)
