Mary Leakey
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Mary Leakey was a pioneering British paleoanthropologist whose discoveries of early hominid fossils and stone tools in East Africa greatly advanced understanding of human evolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Leakey canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ paleoanthropologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1913-02-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| burialPlace | Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child |
Jonathan Leakey
NERFINISHED
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Philip Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Louis Leakey
NERFINISHED
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various international paleoanthropologists ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
chronology of Oldowan stone tools
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evidence for bipedalism in early hominins ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-12-09 ⓘ |
| discovered |
Laetoli hominin footprints
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Zinjanthropus boisei fossil at Olduvai Gorge ⓘ early Homo habilis fossils at Olduvai Gorge ⓘ numerous stone tools in East Africa ⓘ |
| employer | Leakey family research projects in East Africa ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| fullName | Mary Douglas Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent | Richard Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | scientist ⓘ |
| influenced | understanding of human evolution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries of early hominid fossils in East Africa
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discovery of the Laetoli footprints ⓘ work at Olduvai Gorge ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Leakey family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWorkLocation |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
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Great Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
early hominid evolution
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stone tool technology ⓘ |
| residence |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
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Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Louis Leakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Laetoli
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Olduvai Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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