#19th century history

Stories tagged “19th century history” in the Weird Science History archive — 3 stories connected by this topic.

• The Prank Skull That California's State Geologist Called the Oldest Human in America
• The Newspaper Hoax That Put Bat-People on the Moon
• The Petrified Giant That Was a Fake of a Fake

Related topics: #hoaxes #archaeology #media literacy #astronomy #Moon #paleontology #radiocarbon dating