Lecture: Fossil and Mineral Fakes and Forgeries
Speaker:
Date and Time
19:30 -
Location
Virtual Talk via Zoom
Lecture Description
Fakes, fossil and mineral, dealing with some of the obvious and less obvious tricks used by the unscrupulous to part collectors from their money. There is also time to look at as a few of the great historic fakes that lead science astray, such as “Beringers lying Stones”, “Piltdown Hoax” and more.
Attending via Zoom
This lecture will take place online via Zoom.
Bath Geological Society Members: Free of charge. Joining instructions and the Zoom link are sent to members by email prior to the lecture.
Visitors & Non-Members: (including members of the Geologists' Association and affiliated societies) Please book via Eventbrite to receive Zoom access (see the Entry Fee details above).
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