Indeed, the reason for that first trip to Olduvai Gorge was to test the idea that a modern-looking skeleton, discovered by German scientist Hans Reck in 1913, was, as Reck claimed, about half a ...

In 1931, at the age of 28, Louis Leakey made his first trip to Olduvai Gorge, in what is now Tanzania. His goal: to prove that Africa – specifically East Africa, where he had been born and grown ...

The Olduvai Gorge has also yielded some of the oldest fossils, including the Laetoli Canine from Australopithecus Afarensis, dating back to 3.5 million years ago. #HomoHabilis #OlduvaiGorge #KoobiFora ...

In 1931, at the age of 28, Louis Leakey made his first trip to Olduvai Gorge, in what is now Tanzania. His goal: to prove that Africa – specifically East Africa, where he had been born and grown ...