Since the hoax was revealed in 1954, the anthropological society has changed and the technologies to determine the legitimacy of archeological findings have strengthened. Hinton was clever in how he presented the hoax. With various knowledge and access to the necessary resources to carry out the hoax, such as a career at the National History Museum, close working associations, and a unique staining technique, Hinton was able to pull off one of the greatest hoaxes in anthropological history. As an employee at the National History museum throughout his career, Hinton had access to collections from the Department of Zoology. As a scholar closely associated with Eolithophiles, Hinton also gained valuable knowledge about eoliths and palaeoliths and their co-occurrence. Finally, Hinton 's research interests in gravels and the staining of fossils, and the later discovery of the trunk were the necessary evidence to implicate Hinton as the hoaxer in the Piltdown
Since the hoax was revealed in 1954, the anthropological society has changed and the technologies to determine the legitimacy of archeological findings have strengthened. Hinton was clever in how he presented the hoax. With various knowledge and access to the necessary resources to carry out the hoax, such as a career at the National History Museum, close working associations, and a unique staining technique, Hinton was able to pull off one of the greatest hoaxes in anthropological history. As an employee at the National History museum throughout his career, Hinton had access to collections from the Department of Zoology. As a scholar closely associated with Eolithophiles, Hinton also gained valuable knowledge about eoliths and palaeoliths and their co-occurrence. Finally, Hinton 's research interests in gravels and the staining of fossils, and the later discovery of the trunk were the necessary evidence to implicate Hinton as the hoaxer in the Piltdown