Mary Leakey - Wikipedia
WEBMary Douglas Leakey, FBA (née Nicol, 6 February 1913 – 9 December 1996) was a British paleoanthropologist who discovered the first fossilised Proconsul skull, an extinct ape which is now believed to be ancestral to humans. She also discovered the robust Zinjanthropus skull at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, eastern Africa.
Mary Leakey - Husband, Discoveries & Definition - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Who Was Mary Leakey? Mary Leakey was a paleoanthropologist who is best known for making several prominent archaeological and anthropological discoveries throughout the latter half of the...
Mary Douglas Leakey | Paleoanthropologist, Fossil Hunter ...
WEBMar 21, 2024 · Mary Douglas Leakey was an English-born archaeologist and paleoanthropologist, a member of the distinguished Leakey family of scholars and researchers, who made several fossil finds of great importance in the understanding of human evolution. Her early finds were interpreted and publicized by her.
Mary Leakey: Unearthing History | Scientific American
WEBDec 16, 1996 · Mary Leakey: Unearthing History. Mary Leakey, one of the world's most renowned hunters of early human fossils, died in Nairobi on December 9, 1996, at the age of 83. Crowning triumphs of...
Mary Douglas Leakey | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 23, 2018 · Nairobi, Kenya. English archaeologist. Mary Leakey was a major figure in the uncovering of East African prehistory, best known for her excavations (digging for fossils) of some of the earliest members of the human family, their footprints, and their artifacts (any tools, weapons, or other items made by humans).
Mary Leakey, 83, Dies; Traced Human Dawn - The New York Times
WEBDec 10, 1996 · Mary Leakey, matriarch of the famous fossil-hunting family in Africa whose own reputation in paleoanthropology soared with discoveries of bones, stone tools and the footprints of early human...
The Woman Who Shed Light on the Origin of Man
WEBYael Ehrlich. February 6, 2022 4 min. Science History. Share. 0. Print. Mary Leakey, a self-taught paleoanthropologist with no formal education, led multiple excavations in Africa and her findings were pivotal in shaping our understanding of …
Mary Leakey - A Century of the Leakey Family in East Africa
WEBMary Douglas Leakey was recognized in her lifetime as one of the world’s most distinguished fossil hunters. Because of her many important discoveries and her dedication to field research, she is considered a giant in the study of human origins.
Louis Leakey - Lucy, Discoveries & Wife - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · (1903-1972) Who Was Louis Leakey? Paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey, with wife Mary Leakey, established an excavation site at Olduvai Gorge to search for fossils. The team made unprecedented...
From the archive: Mary Leakey’s book on excavations in ... - Nature
WEBApr 5, 2022 · By M. D. Leakey — It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr Mary Leakey’s long awaited and magnificent publication of the archaeological material from Beds I and II of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania …...
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