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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mau_Mau_rebellionMau Mau rebellion - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The official British explanation of the revolt did not include the insights of agrarian and agricultural experts, of economists and historians, or even of Europeans who had spent a long period living amongst the Kikuyu such as Louis Leakey.

    • 1952-1960
    • British victory
    • British Kenya

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    • Louis Leakey | Biography & Facts | Britannica
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    • From the Archive: Louis S.B. Leakey – The Leakey Foundation

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  3. www.britannica.com › topic › Homo-habilisHomo habilis | Description, Traits, Tools, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 29, 2024 · Lower jaw of OH 7, a specimen found in 1960 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, and identified by Louis Leakey and others in 1964 as a fossil of Homo habilis. The first confirmed remains found at Olduvai consist of several teeth and a lower jaw associated with fragments of a cranium and some hand bones.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Human_evolutionHuman evolution - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · One of the first known hominins, it made tools from stone and perhaps animal bones, leading to its name homo habilis (Latin 'handy man') bestowed by discoverer Louis Leakey.

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  6. sentientmedia.org › jane-goodall-animal-researchInside Jane Goodall's Revolutionary Approach to Animal Research

    Jul 8, 2024 · There, she was told to look into the work of Louis Leakey, an archaeologist she was able to meet during that same trip. Leakey was interested in the behavior of chimpanzees, which he saw as a key to understanding early human behavior.

  7. www.factualamerica.com › documentary-reviewsExploring Primatology: A Review of Jane (2017) Documentary

    Jun 27, 2024 · Jane is a 2017 American biographical documentary directed by Brett Morgen. The film chronicles the early years of renowned primatologist Jane Goodall. She was assigned by paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey in 1957 to study wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania. Using footage long thought lost, Jane reveals her groundbreaking work and observations.

  8. humanorigins.si.edu › evidence › behaviorLaetoli Footprint Trails | The Smithsonian Institution's ...

    Jul 8, 2024 · Team members led by paleontologist Mary Leakey stumbled upon animal tracks cemented in the volcanic ash in 1976, but it wasn’t until 1978 that Paul Abell joined Leakey’s team and found the 88ft (27m) long footprint trail referred to now as “The Laetoli Footprints,” which includes about 70 early human footprints.

  9. www.britannica.com › biography › Jane-GoodallJane Goodall | Biography, Awards, Institute, Books, & Facts

    Jun 18, 2024 · Once there, Goodall began assisting paleontologist and anthropologist Louis Leakey. Her association with Leakey led eventually to her establishment in June 1960 of a camp in the Gombe Stream Game Reserve (now a national park) so that she could observe the behaviour of chimpanzees in the region.