CONTENTS

Also by Lydia Pyne

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

INTRODUCTION. Famous Fossils, Hidden Histories

ONE. The Old Man of La Chapelle: The Patriarch of Paleo

TWO. Piltdown: A Name Without a Fossil

THREE. The Taung Child: The Rise of a Folk Hero

FOUR. Peking Man: A Curious Case of Paleo-Noir

FIVE. The Ascension of an Icon: Lucy in the Sky

SIX. The Precious: Flo’s Life as a Hobbit

SEVEN. Sediba: TBD (To Be Determined)

AFTERWORD. O Fortuna!: A Bit of Luck, a Bit of Skill

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index