Joseph Weiner and

Kenneth Oakley helped

prove the Piltdown Man
wasn’t real.
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primitive hominid
humanlike
validity
 the missing link
convinced skeptics

the same species

suspect fraud

been fabricated
tampered with
 credibility
fossils

plausible

sensation

prominent

criteria
 Robert Peary

was dead/had died

reached the Pole

Sample answer:
A few years ago, a scientist in South Korea was
found to have faked some experiments involving
human cloning and other ethics violations. He was
fired by his university, and I think he went to
prison. Scientists probably fake discoveries
because they want to be famous and admired.
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first arrived in
Egypt in 1891.
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same spot as the
insect bite that
had caused Lord
Carnarvon’s
death.
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The tombs also contained items Egyptians believed would aid the kings in the afterlife.

He leapt to his death, leaving a suicide note describing the “horrors” he had seen.
 preserved tomb

not been violated

infected mosquito bite

a mummy's curse
jumped to his death
continued to live
 dampen

organs

Suicide

symbolic

infect
absorb
the British Medical Journal

air/oxygen

the dead
Sample answer:
I think archaeologists should enter these ancient
tombs anyway. The knowledge that can be gained
about ancient cultures is more important than the
religious beliefs of people who no longer exist.
However, scientists should treat the tombs with
respect.