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Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge Site in
n Tanzania where remains of primitive humans have been found. Louis
Leakey uncovered four layers of remains dating from
c.2 million years ago to
c.15,000 years ago. In 1964, he announced the discovery of Homo habilis, whom he believed to have been a direct ancestor of modern humans. The gorge, which is 40km (25mi) long and 100m (320ft) deep, runs through the Serengeti Plain.
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The Leakeys at OLDUVAI GORGE.(Louis and Mary Leakey's archaeological excavations)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...grazed their cattle in and around Olduvai Gorge. Many of those proud people must...name was Zinjanthropus boisei. Olduvai's fame was sealed, and this...called Paranthropus boisei) at Olduvai Gorge made Louis and Mary Leakey famous...
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Olduvai Gorge: Excavations in Beds III, IV and the Masek beds, 1968-1971.
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 6/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; 'Olduvai Gorge is probably unique as a site.' So wrote...Leakey in his 1951 summary of early work, Olduvai Gorge. Ironically, he was referring...Yet his initial assessment was sound; Olduvai Gorge remains the longest and best-dated...
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Olduvai Gorge: a visit with humankind's ancient ancestors
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 8/19/2007; ; 699 words
; By Georgia Tasker OLDUVAI GORGE, Tanzania -- It is a rock, weighing...were left 3.8 million years ago. Olduvai is dusty, sun-soaked and littered...conclusions. He and other members of the Olduvai Landscape Paleoanthropology Project...
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Life in OLDUVAI GORGE.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...species of early hominids lived in the region where Olduvai Gorge is today. We think that they moved around in groups...also discussion about whether the famous early sites at Olduvai were places where hominids shared food, conducted many...
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Stone age site gets pushed back in time. (at Olduvai Gorge in Kenya)
Magazine article from: Science News; 9/26/1987; ; 639 words
; ...years ago, the potassium argon technique for calculating the age of ancient rocks revealed that early hominid sites at Olduvai Gorge in East Africa dated to 1.8 million years ago, a much older estimate than had generally been recognized. The same...
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Spread of Hominids -- North America, Greenland, Hawaiian Islands, Easter Island, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Olduvai Gorge, Hadar, New Zealand, Shanidar Cave, Lascaux, Neander Vall
Map from: Maps.com (Historical Maps); 1/1/2002; 163 words
; 00-00-0000 Spread of Hominids -- North America, Greenland, Hawaiian Islands, Easter Island, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Olduvai Gorge, Hadar, New Zealand, Shanidar Cave, Lascaux, Neander Valley, Altmira, Pacific Ocean Map
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Seven views of Olduvai Gorge. (short story)
Magazine article from: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; 10/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...excite the imagination. Which is why we are on Earth, at the very spot that was said to be Man's true birthplace, the rocky gorge where he first crossed over the evolutionary barrier, saw the stars with fresh eyes, and vowed that they would someday be...
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Oldupai Gorge: Amazing Landscape And More.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 3/4/2005; 700+ words
; ...has been said and written about Olduvai Gorge. The Leakey's and their son Richard...1960's, were responsible for the Olduvai Gorge's most dramatic discoveries...visitor centre, just south of the Olduvai Gorge. At the southern end of the...
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Projects Unveiled to Mark Zinja Golden Jubilee.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 8/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...the famous Zinjathropus skull at Olduvai Gorge have unveiled a five year plan for...Mary Leakey Memorial Museum at Olduvai and a new facility at the Natural...restoration of several sites worked on in Olduvai and the 3.5 million years old...
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Obituary: Mary Leakey
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/11/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...particular in Kenya and her beloved Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Her documentation of...discovery of numerous hominid fossils at Olduvai Gorge as well as the find of the...Tanzania; together they drove to Olduvai with her suitcase tied on to the...
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Olduvai Gorge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Olduvai Gorge , a feature of the E African Rift Valley...species of hominids have been found at Olduvai, including Australopithecus boisei...understanding human evolution . Recent research in Olduvai has centered on excavated camp sites addressing...
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Resnick, Michael D(iamond) 1942-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge," and "The 43 Antarean...for "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge"; Nebula Award...Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge," "The Land of Nod...for "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" and "How I Wrote...
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Reck, Hans
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...first systematic excavations in the Olduvai Gorge (now in Tanzania) in the hope...x2019; s expedition in the Olduvai Gorge. By marshaling exceptional...x2019; s excavations in the Olduvai Gorge became widely known. Its...
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Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...excavated at the prehistoric site at Olduvai Gorge on the eastern Serengeti Plains of Tanzania. In 1959 at Olduvai a fossil hominid skull was discovered...These and a skull found in 1962 at Olduvai were made the types of a new species...
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Mary Douglas Leakey
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...England she began work with him at Olduvai Gorge (now in Tanzania). In Africa...1960-63 (1971, Vol. III of Olduvai Gorge, 1951-1961, 6 vol...account of her investigations, Olduvai Gorge: My Search for Early Man...
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