Olduvai Gorge

Mary Leakey, Derek Roe

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Cambridge University Press
25 June 2009

Physical anthropology & ethnography; Early man; Palaeontology

Series: Olduvai Gorge 5 Volume Paperback Set

At Olduvai Gorge natural erosion exposed a deep series of superimposed geological beds containing rich artefact and fossil assemblages spanning the last 1.8 million years. The sire ot famous as a rsult of excavations conducted there since 1951 under the direction of Mary Leakey and her husband, the late Louis Leakey. This volume, written largely by Mary Leakey herself, is the last of the reports and records the archaeological finds in the upper part of the Olduvai sequence from excavations carried out from the end of 1968 until 1971. The period covered here is from about 1.2 to 0.4 million years ago and th efinds include artefacts and faunal remains excavated from sites in beds II, IV na the Masek beds. The volume follows on from the archaeological record in beds I and II published in volume 3 of the series.

With: Derek Roe
Edited by: Mary Leakey
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 5
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 19mm, Spine: 210mm
Weight: 830g
ISBN: 9780521105200
ISBN 10: 052110520X
Series: Olduvai Gorge 5 Volume Paperback Set
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 25 June 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of figures; List of tables; List of plates; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Geology and dating of Beds III, IV and the Masek Beds R. L. Hay; 2. Bed III, J. K. (Juma's Korongo) Mary Leakey; 3. The base of Bed IV, WK Hippo Cliff, PDK Trench IV, WK the Lower Channel Mary Leakey; 4. Lower Bed IV. HEB East, HEB and HEB West, WK Intermediate Channel Mary Leakey; 5. Upper Bed IV. WK, Upper Channel, WK East A and C, PDK Trenches I-III, HEB West Level I Mary Leakey; 6. The Masek Beds and Sites in uncertain context Mary Leakey; 7. The Fauna Mary Leakey; 8. A metrical analysis of selected sets of handaxes and cleavers from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania D. A. Roe; 9. The Olduvai bifaces: technology and raw materials P. Callow; 10. Results of experimental work in relation to the Stone Industries of Olduvai Gorge P. R. Jones; Sumary and overview D. A. Roe; Appendix A. Modified bones from Beds III and IV; Appendix B. Mapping of an archaeological site at Olduvai Gorge Celia K. Nyamweru; References; Index.

Reviews for Olduvai Gorge

...an indispensable record of the later part of the earlier Paleolithic at Olduvai Gorge...It contains the essential data from which theoretical constructs can begin to be attempted...an essential reference work for all who wish to understand the Lower Paleolithic. J. Desmond Clark, American Anthropologist There is no question that this is an important volume and one that was put together with a great deal of care. The basic data that are supplied here in such detail fill an important void in our understanding of the Olduvai sequence and it will undoubtedly be put to good use to further our understanding of this remote period. Murray C. McClellan, Journal of Field Archaeology ...Mary Leakey should be congratulated for creating a way to study and to describe it to the general archaeological community. Pamela R. Willoughby, Canadian Jrnl of Archaeology