Olduvai Gorge

Olduvai Gorge
ISBN-10
052110520X
ISBN-13
9780521105200
Series
Olduvai Gorge
Category
Social Science
Language
English
Published
2009-06-18
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Mary Leakey

Description

At Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania, natural erosion exposed a series of superimposed geological beds containing rich artifacts and fossil assemblages spanning the past 1.8 million years. The site is famous as a result of excavations conducted there since 1951 under the direction of Mary Leakey and her husband, the late Louis Leakey. This book records the archaeological finds in the upper part of the Olduvai Gorge sequence, covering the period 1.2 to 0.4 million years ago, and includes artifacts and faunal remains excavated from sites in Beds III, IV and the Masek Beds.

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