Olduvai Gorge

Noun

Meaning

a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains

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A date of at least 1.95 million years has been obtained for Kromdraai B. Paranthropus boisei was discovered by Mary Leakey on July 17, 1959, at the FLK Bed I site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania (specimen OH 5 ). Source: Internet

OH 7 OH 7 dates to 1.75 million years old, and was discovered by Mary and Louis Leakey on November 4, 1960 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Source: Internet

Some of the earliest known hand axes were found at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) in association with remains of H. erectus. Source: Internet

The same year, Louis Leakey found older, more primitive stone tools in Olduvai Gorge. Source: Internet

These were the first examples of the oldest human technology ever discovered in Africa, and were subsequently known throughout the world as Oldowan after Olduvai Gorge. Source: Internet

Work in Palaeoanthropology Olduvai Gorge Beginning in 1951, Louis and Mary began intensive research at Olduvai Gorge. Source: Internet

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