Newark Holy Stones: The Shocking 1860 Forgery That Tried to Rewrite American History
The Newark Holy Stones stunned 1860s America. Were they proof of ancient Israelites in Ohio — or one of history’s most brazen archaeological frauds?
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Cardiff Giant: America’s Greatest Stone Age Hoax That Fooled a Nation
The Cardiff Giant fooled thousands in 1869. Discover the bizarre scheme, the stone fake, and the mass delusion that gripped America.
Calaveras Skull: The Archaeological Hoax That Fooled Harvard Scientists
The Calaveras Skull discovery in 1866 seemed to prove humans lived millions of years ago, but this bizarre hoax fooled top scientists for decades.