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M. D. Leakey J. D. Clark

Olduvai Gorge

M. D. Leakey,  J. D. Clark

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English
Cambridge University Press
25 June 2009
Physical anthropology & ethnography; Early man; Palaeontology
Series: Olduvai Gorge 5 Volume Paperback Set
Olduvai Groge is a valley in the Serengeti Plains at the western margin of the Eastern Rift Valley in northern Tanzania. The formations discussed in this volume, Beds I and II, were deposited in the Lower and Middle Pleistocene and have yielded large quantities of the remains of early man, in the form of bones and stone tools and evidence of the environment in which they lived. Bed I, in which remains of Australopithecus boisei and Homo habilis have been found, is firmly dated between 1.9 million years for the lowest level and 1.65 million years for a level below the top. This third volume describes the excavations. In Part I, starting with the lowest levels and devoting a chapter to each main level, Dr Leakey describes the actual process of excavation and the finding of the principal remains. In Part II, Dr Leakey describes the circumstances of the discovery of the hominid skeletal remains. These range from purposive excavation to accidental discovery while collecting small stones for mixing in concrete. Finally, mammalian bones, as tools and as food remains are discussed.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   Volume 3
Dimensions:   Height: 279mm,  Width: 20mm,  Spine: 210mm
Weight:   850g
ISBN:   9780521105187
ISBN 10:   0521105188
Series:   Olduvai Gorge 5 Volume Paperback Set
Pages:   376
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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