Piltdown
The circumstances of the Taung discovery
The textbook story of the fossil leaves out a wider context in which scientists interpreted the first evidence of Australopithecus.
![A view of the Taung skull and endocast from right lateral view](/content/images/size/w1460/2025/02/Taung-skull-with-endocast-right-lateral--1-.jpg)
The textbook story of the fossil leaves out a wider context in which scientists interpreted the first evidence of Australopithecus.