forgery of antiquities

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forgery of antiquities

The stone giant

a hoax that fooled America
Describes the Cardiff Giant hoax, in which people of upstate New York were fooled into believing that the petrified form of a giant human being had been uncovered from the ground in 1869.
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The mystery of the Cardiff Giant

2004
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text recount the discovery and exploitation of the Cardiff Giant in 1869.

The Cardiff Giant

1983
Briefly discusses the Cardiff Giant hoax in which people of upstate New York were fooled into believing that the petrified form of a giant human being had been uncovered from the ground on October 16, 1869.

The giant and how he humbugged America

2012
A description of the Cardiff Giant mystery in which a man in upstate New York buried a ten-foot-tall, petrified model of a man, which was discovered by well diggers a year later, and set into motion a money-making spectacle.
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