Louis Leakey
Louis Leakey
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, also known as L. S. B. Leakey, was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai Gorge with his wife, fellow paleontologist Mary Leakey. Having established a program of palaeoanthropological inquiry in eastern Africa, he also motivated many future generations to continue this scholarly work. Several members of Leakey's family became prominent scholars themselves...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth7 August 1903
CityKabete, Kenya
Most Kikuyu marriages were arranged on the basis of what is described by anthropologists as the bride price.
Eloquent testimony to the recovery powers of wild animals frequently becomes apparent from the study of skeletons housed in museums.
The Dalmatian breed of dog has many primitive characteristics.
South Africa had a long record of studies in prehistory, going back to the end of the last century.
The author knows just what he wants to illustrate and how he would like it to be done.
Sometimes string figures were used to illustrate stories, as in the case of an Eskimo example that depicts a man catching a salmon. Sometimes they had magic or religious significance.
Tracing the paintings was often complicated because of high winds and by the difficulties of getting within reach of the paintings.
I put a bullet into the back of the crocodile's neck just behind the head, thus killing it. If a crocodile is hit in any other part of its anatomy it disappears into the water and is irrecoverable.
Although we followed that hyena for the best part of half an hour, we never caught up with it.
I have examined the stomach contents of seven aardvarks.
At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.
I felt that in time simple stone tools would be found in early Pleistocene in England.
The majority of people in Angola were not provided with any kind of schooling and were completely illiterate, very badly paid, and treated almost as slaves.
We explored about 180 miles of exposures, ranging from a depth of about 300 feet to 50 feet, before we undertook any major digging.