Evening star., 1947-12-04

plete Skull OF F1tnecantnropuS found In Java
in 1926 which was claimed by the scientific
world as final proof of the validity of the re-
constructed apeman of Java. The skull" was
later found to be the kneebone of an extinct
elephant.
The well-known Heidelberg man consisted
only OF large jawbone found in Germany in
1907. This jawbone with the receding chin has
been found to be duplicated accurately in
many Eskimo, Tasmanian and New Caledonian
skulls, none of which have the ape-like ap-
pearance that has been attributed to the
Heidelberg man.
Scientists disagreed about the fragments OF
the P1ltdoWn man of England which were dis
covered over period of several months in
an area OF several square yards. Some called
the skull human, some ape some apeman
while some insisted That the different bones did
not belong to the same creature. Finally most
agreed that the jaw was Simian but there was
some question about the other parts
The Colorado man, although not so we'll
known, was built up from single tooth which
was later found to belong to an extinct animal
resembling horse.
Henry NJ Morris also mentions skull found
in Colorado which was Immediately shipped
to museum and there exhibited as that of an
apeman some 100000 years old. It later was
found to be the skull of pet monkey which
had belonged to some Colorado cowboys who
had buried 1t II years previously
Another tooth found in 1922 was acclaimed
to be the tooth of the late-lamented Nebraska
man who was supposed to have lived 100000
years ago. It never Is mentioned In modern
textbooks, however, because two years later
the complete skeleton was found and 1t turned
out to be that of an extinct pig.
Before coming to any definite conclusions
regarding the age of man and related ques-
tions, it would seem well to study both sides
Of these questions. The book mentioned above
and the many others referred to therein set
forth convincing arguments on the opposite
side. WILLIAM S. EGBERT
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