Dr. Leakey and the Dawn of Man

Duration: 28 min.

Year Published: 1967

Creator: Church

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A documentary about Dr. Lewis Leakey's life and work. Explains the significance of his anthropological discoveries in Kenya., Provides an on-site view of Louis Leakey's search for earliest man in the Olduvai Gorge in Africa. Highlights the removal of Zinjanthropus remains and ponders the existence of even older ancestors.

Complete Record: , East Africa's Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania was the site of one of the most dramatic anthropological discoveries of this century. Anthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey proved that man's origins were in Africa not Asia, as was commonly believed. Two important discoveries of the Leakey family --Zinjanthropus in 1959 and Homo Habilis in 1961 -- indicate two different manlike creatures roamed Africa two million years ago.(Also available in an edited 26 min. version). , Provides an on-site view of Louis Leakey's search for earliest man in the Olduvai Gorge in Africa. Highlights the removal of Zinjanthropus remains and ponders the existence of even older ancestors., , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.