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In this historic lecture, renowned paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey explores the history and significance of the discoveries at Oldupai Gorge, including the initial findings and the subsequent work by her and her husband Louis Leakey, which revolutionized knowledge of human origins. She describes the hominid finds including Zinjanthropus (Paranthropus boisei) and Homo habilis, the other fossils and animals from that time period in the nearby Serengeti region.
Learn more about The Leakey Foundation's work!
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Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Jo Rainie Rodgers and George Rodgers
Kay Harrigan Woods in honor of Gordon Getty
Camilla and George Smith
The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
The Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund
The historic footage is from the 1973 Louis Leakey Memorial Symposium held by The Leakey Foundation in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences on December 2-3, 1973.
In this historic lecture, renowned paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey explores the history and significance of the discoveries at Oldupai Gorge, including the initial findings and the subsequent work by her and her husband Louis Leakey, which revolutionized knowledge of human origins. She describes the hominid finds including Zinjanthropus (Paranthropus boisei) and Homo habilis, the other fossils and animals from that time period in the nearby Serengeti region.
Learn more about The Leakey Foundation's work!
leakeyfoundation.org
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Jo Rainie Rodgers and George Rodgers
Kay Harrigan Woods in honor of Gordon Getty
Camilla and George Smith
The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
The Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund
The historic footage is from the 1973 Louis Leakey Memorial Symposium held by The Leakey Foundation in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences on December 2-3, 1973.
