The English finds helped to secure acceptance of the hoax remains of Piltdown man. Critics of evolution commonly appeal to past scientific hoaxes such as the Piltdown Man forgery. He has an interest in the fossil includes that of Piltdown Man. He had read about the famous Piltdown man hoax. Their name was inspired by the Piltdown Man hoax. The Piltdown Man fraud significantly affected early research on human evolution. Cole has also been suspected of the Piltdown Man hoax. Smith was studying Piltdown Man during this time. The town of Piltdown is apparently named after Piltdown Man. After his death Douglas attempted to link him to the Piltdown Man hoax. Challenges to Piltdown Man arose again in the 1920s, but were again dismissed. In addition, the hoax of the Piltdown Man occurred in the nearby village of Piltdown. However, he did initially think the hoax, Piltdown Man, likely to be genuine. He also described the Piltdown Man fossils, which were later determined to be fraudulent. Darrow died in 1938, fifteen years before Piltdown Man was exposed as a fraud.