Leakey’s discoveries formed the basis for the most important subsequent research into the earliest origins of human life He was also instrumental in persuading jane goodall, dian fossey, and biruté m.f Paleoanthropologist louis leakey, with wife mary leakey, established an excavation site at olduvai gorge to search for fossils The team made unprecedented discoveries of hominids millions of. These fossils were the first in a long and continually emerging series of spectacular paleoanthropological and archaeological discoveries in east africa, spanning six decades and three generations of the leakey family. The leakey family has been remarkable in the sheer numbers of fossil and tool discoveries and the vast amount of data its members have contributed to the fields of paleontology and anthropology.
Louis seymour bazett leakey (b Leakey family, family of archaeologists and paleoanthropologists known for their discoveries of hominin and other fossil remains in eastern africa. Louis seymour bazet leakey was a paleoanthropologist and archaeologist renowned for his fieldwork in east africa His career spanned several decades, and he made important contributions to our understanding of human origins.
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