February 13, 2006

Fake 'Relics'

An exhibit celebrating one of archaeology's greatest hoaxes - the "Soper Relics" - went on display in the Old Main Building on the Wayne State campus earlier this week. The exhibit highlights the exploits of James Scotford and Daniel Soper who planted then arranged official discovery of thousands of fake artifacts in the late 1890s.

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