Leakey, Mary (Marie) Douglas ( eng. Leakey, Mary Douglas ) (February 6, 1913, London - December 9, 1996, Nairobi ) - British and Kenyan anthropologist and archaeologist , wife and associate of Louis Leakey .
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| Date of Birth | February 6, 1913 |
| Place of Birth | London , UK |
| Date of death | December 9, 1996 ( 83) |
| Place of death | Nairobi , Kenya |
| A country | Kenya |
| Scientific field | anthropology , archeology |
| Academic degree | ( 1968 ), ( 1976 ) and ( 1980 ) |
| Awards and prizes | Hubbard Medal (1962) Prestwitch Medal (1969) |
Biography
A direct descendant of the first British specialist in anthropology in the field of the prehistoric era, John Freer (1740-1807), was born on February 6, 1913 in London. Received informal training by an archaeologist, took part in excavations. In 1933, she met her future husband in London, and with him began a search for the remains of the ancestors of modern man in Africa. In 1959, she discovered in the Olduvai Gorge the remains of a Zinjanthropus , later reclassified as the skull of Paranthropus boisei .
Another important find of Lika was the jaw from Laetoli - an area located 40 km from the Olduvai Gorge. This species was called Australopithecus afarensis . In 1976-1978, hardened footprints of three hominids were found in Laetoli, which left traces in soft volcanic ash more than 3.65 million years ago, which was the oldest evidence of upright posture.
In 1970, in order to familiarize the public with the discoveries made by her in the Olduvai Gorge, Mary Leakey opened a museum , the exposition of which was then supplemented with discoveries in Laetoli [1] .
Literature
- Faces // Online encyclopedia "Around the World."
Selected Bibliography
- Oldoway Gorge: Excavations in Horizons I and II (Olduvai Gorge, vol. 3, Excavations in Beds I and II, 1971)
- Oldoway Gorge: My Search for an Ancient Man (Olduvai Gorge: My Search for Early Man, 1979)
- Disappearing African Art (Africa's Vanishing Art, 1983).
Notes
- ↑ Olduvai Museum in Tanzania . The Getty Conservation Institute. Date of treatment March 15, 2014.