"Peking Man We now come to Peking Man (Sinathropus Pekinesis and Dr Black. Dr Black believed that man began life in China. Black took charge of excavation work near the hill at Peking. In 1926, and on the evidence of one tooth, Black showed a great deal of confidence in finding an ape-man. There was also a Chinese scientist on the field-work, and the infamous Fr. Teilhard de Chardin, who acted as unofficial observer. Reporting to France in 1929, Dr. Black found something which made the first official Peking Man. Was it a skull, or just a skull-cap ?
Teilhard de Chardin reported finding a skull, which closely resembled the great apes, while Dr Black however, announced a skull-cap. Whatever it was, Black constructed a model; not a cast but a model of the supposed skull. It took two years to make the model and according to a Father O'Connell, Malcolm Bowden and other observers, Dr Black did not comply with appropriate guidelines when constructing the skull. Black made the skull represent what he wanted it to represent. As excavations continued, two great heaps of ashes were uncovered, and in the ashes were the bones of numerous animals. Also mixed in the ashes were monkey-like skulls and Black claimed the monkey-like skulls were more of his Peking men.
Immediately, the world was informed that traces of fire had been found, and the picture of Peking Man emerged as a transitional creature just across the dividing line. A man yes - but just an extremely primitive man using stone tools, walking upright, living in a cave and using a fire for cooking. To scrutinise Peking Man, a famous authority of that time, Professor Eva Breuil visited the spot on Teilhard's invitation. When Prof. Breuil returned to France, he published a controversial article, showing the 'so-called' traces of fire not to be traces of fire but actually the remains of great furnaces. Despite Breuil's findings, Dr Black, Teilhard de Chardin and Dr. Pei published their own book - 'Fossil man in China', omitting Breuil's comments. Referring to this deliberate omission, historian Francis Vere said:- "one can only conclude Breuil's discoveries, being inconvenient to the cause, were deliberately suppressed." These traces of fire were really two enormous heaps of ashes. The heap positioned at the lower level was not fully uncovered. The heap on the upper level had the length of a football field, half the width of a football field, and even after those long years of compression, its height was that of a two-storey building. These were the remains of industrial furnaces, used in an industry of limestone burning, presumably for the building of the ancient city of Cambriolet, where Peking now stands. There were thousands of court stones, which had been transported from some other region of China. Stones with soot on one side - no doubt used in the lime-kilns. The cave that Black had referred to did not exist. On the hillside there were two levels from which limestone had been extracted. A landslide had covered everything and thus they were now described as caves.
What became of the monkey-like skulls mixed up with other bones in the ashes ? Marcellin Boule, the leading authority, was invited to visit the site and that he did. Boule's reaction was one of annoyance at having his time wasted on monkey skulls. Boule rebuked Dr. Black's theory outright. He referred to it as a "fantastic hypothesis". Boule's opinion was that real men had been at work at these furnaces and that the monkey-like skulls and the other bones mixed up in the ashes were the remains of food eaten by the workmen who had thrown the bones and skulls into the ashes. However, Boule's voice was not in tune with the evolutionists and media of his time. Boule's voice would have caused great damage to the 'missing link' picture being painted by the evolutionists of his day. Peking Man was vital to the perpetuation of evolutionary thought. Peking Man was firmly established, and Boule's diametric opposition to Peking Man caused him to be the subject of scorn and ridicule within the scientific profession. Boule was branded as 'just another fanatic'. The excavations at Peking continued until 1934, when on one memorable day, the bones of several humans were found, apparently crushed to death by a landslide.
By now Dr. Black was world- famous. The fossilised remains were delivered to Black's laboratory and he duly entered his laboratory to examine them. Later that day in March 1943, Black was found dead amongst the human bones. Teilhard de Chardin sent a report to France. He confirmed that human skulls and bones had indeed been found on the site despite the fact that three years later he then sent a second report, stating that no trace of real men had been found. (Teilhard de Chardin later abandoned his vocation as a Catholic Priest). He thereby flatly contradicted his earlier report. Why? It is quite certain that the bones of real men were found. Dr Black's position was filled by a Professor Weidenreich, who continued the excavation work. Weidenreich published a full account five years later on the findings of the human remains. Photos of the human skulls have been published.
Incidentally, every fossil bone of Peking Man has disappeared. Apparently, just after the war, the fossils were put on board an American ship and then disappeared. Another version is that the invading Japanese destroyed the fossils. However, Fr. Patrick O'Connell who was resident in China at that time and who made a special study of the Peking affair, wrote that that Dr. Pei carried on his work during the Japanese occupation and says that Dr. Pei had very good reason to destroy the fossils."
Fake but true, and I am supposed to go through the rest of your fakery?? Don't worry you still have the gummit forcing your religion on kids. That will never change.
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A Rather distorted study
Um, every fossil bone found before the war. Other fossils from the same site have been discovered since. Besides there are plenty of very high quality casts of the original "Peking Man" fossils, as well as numerous photographs and X-Rays (the latter of which could not possibly have been forged using the technology of the time).
Furthermore, "Peking Man" is simply Homo erectus. There are many excellent and some very complete fossils of this species from all over the globe.
Patrick O'Connell was a missionary who didn't know squat about physical anthropology.
This is really stupid stuff you're posting. If you're going to post frequently refuted dreck like this, please cite YOUR SOURCE. Or is plagiarism O.K. with you?
Apparently, just after the war, the fossils were put on board an American ship and then disappeared.
Geez, your cut and paste is full of errors. For instance the bones never made it "on board an American ship". The ship they were supposed to be loaded onto (U.S.S. President Harrison) was SUNK by the Japanese before it reached the port where they were to be loaded (Chingwangtao).
What is known for sure is that the fossils were packed into two wooden crates at Peking Union Medical College, where they had previously been studied and stored. It is also fairly certain (on the testimony of multiple witnesses) that the crates were delivered to the U.S. legation in Peking. It's less certain, but extremely probable, that they made it to the Marine barracks which was next door to the legation, and were included with the Marine's luggage. Whether they made it onto the train (not ship) that the Marine took out of Peking is unknown. They may have been lost at the train station, or they may have been lost when the train was stopped and ransacked en route to the coast by Japanese soldiers.
In any case the scientists involved with Peking Man had no control over the fossils at this point anyway. The conspiracy theory is just stupid.