Frank Spencer is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Queens College, City University of New York. He is the author of scientific articles and books that include a comprehensive study of the PiltdownAffair: Piltdown: A Scientific Forgery (1990) and ThePiltdown Papers (1990); also co-editor of the award winning book: The Origin of Modern Humans (1984) and editor of A History of American Physical Anthropology,1930-1980 (1982).
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