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Calaveras Skull illustration from 'The auriferous gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California', by J.D....

Calaveras Skull illustration from 'The auriferous gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California', by J.D. Whitney
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Calaveras Skull illustration from 'The auriferous gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California', by J.D. Whitney, 1879 (litho)

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American School, (19th century) / American

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1879 AD (C19th AD)

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The Calaveras Skull was a human skull found by miners in Calaveras County, California, which was purported to prove that humans, mastodons, and elephants had coexisted in California. It was later revealed to be a hoax. Coincidentally, "calaveras" is the Spanish word for "skulls". Plate L /Calaveras Skull illustration from Whitneys Auriferous Gravels/The auriferous gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California. / [By Whitney, J. D. (Josiah Dwight) 1819-1896.] Author Whitney, J. D. (Josiah Dwight) 1819-1896. Published 1879

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