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IN suggesting that a reconstruction of the Piltdown skull, made by the use of casts of the actual fragments, is not trustworthy (NATURE, October 30, p. 267), Prof. Elliot Smith does Dr. Smith Woodward and Mr. F. O. Barlow less than justice. The casts now in circulation are most accurate representations of the originals, and reflect the greatest credit on the modeller, Mr. Barlow. Anatomists have had no difficulty in gaining the freest access to the actual specimens; even those who, like myself, regard the original reconstruction of the skull and brain cast as fundamentally erroneous, have had every privilege granted to them on repeated visits to see the Piltdown fragments in Dr. Smith Woodward's keeping. A reconstruction made from casts is then just as trustworthy as one made from the original fragments.
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KEITH, A. The Piltdown Skull and Brain Cast . Nature 92, 292 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/092292a0
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