Posted on 03/09/2013 3:07:58 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Probably the most interesting story yet, concerned a Chicago broker named Christopher Janus who was determined to solve the case of the missing fossils. Janus offered a $5,000 reward for the recovery of the Peking Man in the mid-1970s. He received an unusual response from an unidentified woman who claimed she had the fossils and demanded that they meet on the top of the Empire State Building in New York City.
Janus curiosity was aroused and he met the woman at the designated spot. The woman claimed that her deceased husband, a Marine during World War II, returned home after the war with a box containing fossils, thought to be the Peking Man. She showed Janus a photograph of the bones to support her claim and told him that she would hand the bones over for a staggering $500,000.
Janus managed to persuade the woman to loan him the photo so he could show it to an expert. Professor of Anthropology Harry L. Shapiro examined the photo to see if fossil casts matched the bones in the picture. He found only one interesting piece in the entire lot, a skull that resembled one found at Chou Kou Tien. However, it was difficult to be certain if it was actually one of the fossils because the picture was not very clear. Janus also showed the picture to several other experts in the field, some of whom were convinced that it was a skull excavated from Chou Kou Tien.
The incident gained a great deal of attention from the press and some scientists who were eager to study the actual skull up close. However, the anonymous woman became spooked by all the publicity and was never seen again. There is no telling if what she had was the real thing.
(Excerpt) Read more at trutv.com ...
Japanese POW camps were not healthy places. Worse even than the Soviet or German ones.
I have a Roman coil, from the time of Julian. He reformed the coinage, putting in more silver, and less lead, about 361 AD (CE).
Coins travel, and last a long time.
> “I read somewhere that Roman coins are not particularly valuable as there are still a lot of them around. I suspect certain ones would be tho.”
I didn’t pay much for mine, but I especially liked it.
Thanks.
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