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 ...

Hominins at Olduvai Gorge may have been hunting prey 2 million years ago. Early hominins are known to have eaten meat, but until recently, the origins of the meat were less clear.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Brown plastic cast cranium of Olduvai ...

Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago. The new discovery, published Wednesday in Nature, reveals that ancient humans “had rather more complex ...

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 ...