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What discovery are Mary and Louis Leakey famous for?

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What is Louis and Mary Leakey famous for?
Historical anthropology, and the discovery of ancient Hominid Fossils such as the Zinjanthropus- sometimes called Ape-man. Dr. Leakey ranks as an antrhopologist.
What were Louis and Mary Leakey famous for?
Louis Leakey (1903-1972) and Mary (1913-1996) Leakey were archeologists (scientists who study the remains of ancient human cultures) who made significant findings in East Africa.
What is Mary Leakey famous for?
Mary Leakey is famous for her finds in Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli which included the first skull of a fossil ape in 1959 and the discovery of an 89 foot trail of early human footprints which dated...
What was Louis Leakey famous for?
He was a Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionary development in Africa. (Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning...
When did Mary and Louis Leakey live?
Honolulu,Hawaii