ANT210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Harpoon, Zheng He
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Woodward always saw what he wanted to believe. Cricket bat was such a clear joke. After hinton died they find a box that had bones that had been stained the same at. Reminded scientific world that they had to maintain vigilance, scientific evidence and skepticism. Could be a joke but it had more to do with nationalism. Give people what they wanted a fossil from england. Dawson was starting to fail 1912, 1913, everything looked too good to be true. Wonder if fujimura knew all the details of the piltdown case, students were taught it in. Japan but are not currently taught about the fujimura case. Convergence of evidence breadcrumbs people leave. Zheng he explorer, did he settle in nova scotia. Newport tower evidence that people chose when they need it. Fringe archeologists interpreting stuff but no stuff. Need the evidence need stuff in the ground. Trade material - down the line exchange, valuable things.
