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Olduvai is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world; indeed, the only Middle Pleistocene site of comparable importance is Choukoutien and Olduvai can show deposits far older. The site has produced a mass of material of the highest archaeological and palaeontology importance and in this first of five volumes Dr Leakey and his collaborators make their preliminary reports. The story of the excavations initiated by Dr Leakey in 1951 is well known. Their purpose was to locate and uncover a series of living-floors of early Hand-axe man and, if possible, of the preceding Olduwan culture. The discoveries were of striking and far-reaching importance. They included, besides a mass of tools and artefacts, small animal and human remains and the famous skull of Zinjanthropus boisei, the earliest tool-making man. Against this background Leakey and his collaborators discuss the geological evidence, its relation to the fauna and other fossil evidence, the problems of climatic sequence and the use of potassium-argon dating. The purpose of this volume is to provide a context in which the fossil human remains and the Stone Age cultural sequence at Olduvai can be studied.

Mammals, Fossil --- Geology --- Geology, Stratigraphic --- Paleontology --- Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) --- Tanzania --- Antiquities --- Social Sciences --- Anthropology --- Mammals, Fossil - Tanzania - Olduvai Gorge --- Geology - Tanzania - Olduvai Gorge --- Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene --- Paleontology - Pleistocene --- Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) - Antiquities --- Tanzania - Antiquities --- Stone age --- Fossil hominids --- Homo habilis --- Australopithecines --- Antiquities. --- Animals --- Archaeology --- Animal remains (Archaeology) --- Faune --- Archéologie --- Paléontologie --- Restes d'animaux (Archéologie) --- Australopithecus --- Early man --- Fossil hominins --- Fossil man --- Hominids, Fossil --- Hominins, Fossil --- Human fossils --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Primates, Fossil --- Paleoanthropology --- Fossilogy --- Fossilology --- Palaeontology --- Paleontology, Zoological --- Paleozoology --- Historical geology --- Zoology --- Fossils --- Prehistoric animals in motion pictures --- Civilization --- Olduwai Gorge (Tanzania)

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Evolution --- Paleontology. --- Human beings --- Stone age --- Prehistoric peoples --- Homme --- Age de la pierre --- Homme préhistorique --- Origin --- Origines

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On 15 August 1959 Dr L. S. B. Leakey announced the discovery, in the lowest level of Olduvai Gorge, of a new and beautifully preserved fossil cranium of a hominid, which he tentatively named Zinjanthropus boisei. For this second volume, Professor Tobias has undertaken a definitive analysis of the cranium. This is a most comprehensive study to be made on a hominid skull belonging to the early and mid-Pleistocene group of australopithecines. The fossilised skull provides a wealth of information on taxonomic status, way of life and age at death. To evaluate Zinjanthropus fully, the author has reviewed in detail the cranial and dental anatomy of all australopithecines from Tanzania and South Africa and has placed on record much valuable information about the group as a whole.

Fossil hominids --- Antiquities, Prehistoric --- Homme fossile --- Antiquités préhistoriques --- Craniology --- Craniologie --- Tanzania --- Tanzanie --- Antiquities --- Antiquités --- Social Sciences --- Anthropology --- Stone age --- Paleontology --- Homo habilis --- Australopithecines --- Australopithecus --- Early man --- Fossil hominins --- Fossil man --- Hominids, Fossil --- Hominins, Fossil --- Human fossils --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Primates, Fossil --- Paleoanthropology --- Fossilogy --- Fossilology --- Palaeontology --- Paleontology, Zoological --- Paleozoology --- Historical geology --- Zoology --- Fossils --- Prehistoric animals in motion pictures --- Civilization --- Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) --- Olduwai Gorge (Tanzania) --- Antiquities.

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Vertebrates, Fossil --- Paleontology --- Vertébrés fossiles --- Paléontologie --- Vertebrates --- Fossil --- Vertébrés fossiles --- Paléontologie