Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Charles Dawson, [c. 13 September 1915]
Scope and Contents
Dawson follows up his letter regarding the horned 'zebra' horse, which he has been told is now 'somewhere in France'. He has made arrangements for its head to be sent to him if it should die. He will shortly be in Edinburgh and wishes to see the horse skull Ewart mentions which seems to bear similar horn-like features. He will also bring some new pieces of Eoanthropus skull from near Piltdown for Ewart to see.
The letter is undated.
Dates
- Creation: [c. 13 September 1915]
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 leaf
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Dawson refers to the Eoanthropus dawnsoni, more commonly referred to as the 'Piltdown Man': namely, fragments of a skull excavated in Piltdown, East Sussex, in 1912 and after which were said to be from an early human but in 1953 were found to be a hoax.
Extent
From the Series: 4 boxes
Physical Location
CLX-A-1138
Physical Description
1 leaf
Creator
Subject
Repository Details
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