1959 in archaeology Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...
Mary Leakey (February 6, 1913 - December 9, 1996) was a British physical anthropologist, who, with others, discovered the first skull of a fossil ape (that of a Proconsul specimen) on Rusinga Island. ... Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (August 7, 1903–October 1, 1972) was a British archaeologist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionary development in Africa. ... Species Paranthropus aethiopicus Paranthropus boisei Paranthropus robustus Paranthropus is an extinct genus of bipedal hominid that is probably descended from the Australopithecine hominids (Australopithecus). ... Olduvai Gorge from space Topography of Olduvai Gorge The Olduvai Gorge is a 30 mile long, steep-sided ravine, part of the Great Rift Valley which stretches along eastern Africa. ... Santa Rosa Island Santa Rosa Island is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California at 52,794 acres (21,365 hectares). ...
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