Olduvai Gorge: Volume 5, Excavations in Beds III, IV and the Masek Beds
Olduvai Gorge: Volume 5, Excavations in Beds III, IV and the Masek Beds

Author: Mary Leakey

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-01-05

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780521334037

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At Olduvai Gorge natural erosion exposed a deep series of superimposed geological beds containing rich artefact and fossil assemblages spanning the last 1.8 million years. The sire ot famous as a rsult of excavations conducted there since 1951 under the direction of Mary Leakey and her husband, the late Louis Leakey. This volume, written largely by Mary Leakey herself, is the last of the reports and records the archaeological finds in the upper part of the Olduvai sequence from excavations carried out from the end of 1968 until 1971. The period covered here is from about 1.2 to 0.4 million years ago and th efinds include artefacts and faunal remains excavated from sites in beds II, IV na the Masek beds. The volume follows on from the archaeological record in beds I and II published in volume 3 of the series.

The African Experience
The African Experience

Author: Roland Oliver

Publisher: Westview Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13:

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Covering the entire span of human history across the African continent, this book begins in the Garden of Eden in the highland interior of East Africa and ends with the disintegration of apartheid. In the first chapter the author introduces us to our earliest tool-making ancestor (known affectionately as "dear boy"), in the last the author ponders the changes we are likely to see as the political elites of Africa begin to review the operation of their single-party systems. The human colonization of the continent - the origins of food production, the formation and diffusion of African languages, the achievements of Ancient Egypt, the impact of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, slavery, the caravan trade, exploration and colonization, the economic, political and social developments which gave rise to the modern nation states - this book looks at all these aspects in an overview of the history of Africa.

Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge - Hugo and Nebula Winner
Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge - Hugo and Nebula Winner

Author: Mike Resnick

Publisher: Phoenix Pick

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9781612421179

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Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge is one of the most celebrated novellas ever written. It not only won both the Hugo and Nebula, but also the HOMer award and the SF Chronicle Poll and was a nominee for the Locus Award and the Sturgeon Award. It was also nominated for a number of international awards, winning the Ignotus and the Universitat Polytechnica Awards in Spain, the Prix Ozone Award in France and the Futura Award in Croatia. **** In the far future, eons after the demise of Humanity and its far-flung galactic empire, a group of alien archeologists visits Earth to uncover the secret of the dead race's initial overwhelming success and its ultimate death. **** Digging through layers of archeological strata at Olduvai Gorge, they discover seven unique artifacts, each related to a different era of humanity's history and each telling a unique story about humankind's strengths and weaknesses. **** But are they prepared for their final discovery, which will change their worlds forever?

Deconstructing Olduvai: A Taphonomic Study of the Bed I Sites
Deconstructing Olduvai: A Taphonomic Study of the Bed I Sites

Author: Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-05

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1402061528

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The Olduvai Bed I archaeological sites have been at the epicenter of the debate on how early humans behaved. This book presents a new analytical approach that has produced unexpected results: the association of stone tools and faunal remains at most Olduvai Bed I sites is accidental and not related to hominid behavior. This revolutionary analysis shows that current models of reconstruction of human behavior are wrong.

Stone Tools and Fossil Bones
Stone Tools and Fossil Bones

Author: Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-26

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1107022924

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International archaeologists examine early Stone Age tools and bones to present the most holistic view to date of the archaeology of human origins.

Olduvai Gorge: Volume 2
Olduvai Gorge: Volume 2

Author: P. V. Tobias

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1967-07

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 0521069017

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For this second volume of the definitive publication of the Olduvai findings, Professor Tobias has undertaken a definitive analysis of the cranium.

Ancestral Passions
Ancestral Passions

Author: Virginia Morell

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-01-11

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 1439143870

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This biography of the "First Family" of anthropology reveals how their discoveries, collaborations, and rivalries contributed to our own knowledge of the origins of humankind. In this fascinating and authoritative work, acclaimed science writer Virginia Morell brings to vivid life the famous and infamous Leakey family, pioneers in the field of paleoanthropology: Louis Leakey, the patriarch, who persisted through initial scientific failures and scandal-ridden divorce to achieve spectacular success in digs throughout East Africa; Mary, his second wife, who worked alongside Louis as they made their outstanding discoveries at Olduvai Gorge and elsewhere; and Richard, their son, who ascended to the top of the field in his parents’ wake, only to be threatened with both near-fatal illness and fierce professional rivalry. Morell transports us into the world of these compelling personalities, demonstrating how a small clan of highly talented and fiercely competitive people came to dominate an entire field of science and to contribute immeasurably to our understanding of the origins of humanity.

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science
Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science

Author: Todd K. Shackelford

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2021-03-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783319196497

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This comprehensive, twelve volume reference work reflects the interdisciplinary influences on evolutionary psychology and serves as a major resource for its history, scientific contributors and theories. It draws on biology, cognitive science, anthropology, psychology, economics, computer science and paleoarchaeology to provide a multifaceted picture of behavioral adaptation in humans and how it adds to our academic and clinical understanding. Edited by a noted figure in evolutionary psychology, with many seminal and renowned contributors, this encyclopedia offers the full breadth of an area that is the forefront of behavioral thinking and investigation.