Case file · Folklore / legend
The Solid Muldoon
In 1877 a 'petrified man' was dug up near Beulah, Colorado, and toured the country as a prehistoric human; it was the work of George Hull, creator of the 1869 Cardiff Giant.
1877 CE · 38.08, -104.98 · status: hoax
The account
The figure was kiln-fired clay with bone and meat added, buried by Hull's associates. It was exposed within months, partly by an employee who talked.
The sceptical view
A documented hoax.