Episode 2 of 2
Court Revelation
- When
- February 2, 1870
- Where
- Court location unspecified
On February 2, 1870, a court ruled that the Cardiff Giant was a fake, confirming it was carved gypsum rather than a petrified man.
The legal proceedings concluded that the figure was a hoax. The judge ruled that P. T. Barnum could not be sued for calling his copy a fake. This decision officially reclassified the Cardiff Giant as a manufactured object, not an archaeological discovery.
Sources
- Cardiff Giant Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
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