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Olduvai Gorge

Olduvai Gorge

Olduvai Gorge

Volume 5: Excavations in Beds III, IV and the Masek Beds
Mary Leakey
Derek Roe
June 2009
5. Excavations in Beds III, IV and the Masek Beds
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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.

    • Olduvai Gorge is acknowledged to be one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world, producing the earliest example of 'Homo' in a firmly dated context
    • The Leakeys are probably the two most famous names associated with prehistoric archaeology
    • Eagerly awaited final volume of a highly respected series

    Product details

    June 2009
    Paperback
    9780521105200
    368 pages
    279 × 19 × 210 mm
    0.83kg
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    Table of Contents

    • List of figures
    • List of tables
    • List of plates
    • Acknowledgements
    • List of abbreviations
    • Introduction
    • 1. Geology and dating of Beds III, IV and the Masek Beds R. L. Hay
    • 2. Bed III, J. K. (Juma's Korongo) Mary Leakey
    • 3. The base of Bed IV, WK Hippo Cliff, PDK Trench IV, WK the Lower Channel Mary Leakey
    • 4. Lower Bed IV. HEB East, HEB and HEB West, WK Intermediate Channel Mary Leakey
    • 5. Upper Bed IV. WK, Upper Channel, WK East A and C, PDK Trenches I-III, HEB West Level I Mary Leakey
    • 6. The Masek Beds and Sites in uncertain context Mary Leakey
    • 7. The Fauna Mary Leakey
    • 8. A metrical analysis of selected sets of handaxes and cleavers from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania D. A. Roe
    • 9. The Olduvai bifaces: technology and raw materials P. Callow
    • 10. Results of experimental work in relation to the Stone Industries of Olduvai Gorge P. R. Jones
    • Sumary and overview D. A. Roe
    • Appendix A. Modified bones from Beds III and IV
    • Appendix B. Mapping of an archaeological site at Olduvai Gorge Celia K. Nyamweru
    • References
    • Index.
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      Contributors
    • R. L. Hay, Mary Leakey, D. A. Roe, P. Callow, P. R. Jones, Celia K. Nyamweru

    • Editor
    • Mary Leakey
    • Derek Roe