Saturday, February 16, 2013

Mary Leakey: archaeologist's 100th birthday prompts Google celebration

6:59 PM | Posted by ProJ | | Edit Post

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mary Leakey, born of Mary Nichol, who discovered the first fossilized skull of a monkey off

The 100th anniversary of the birth of the British archaeologist and anthropologist Mary Leakey is celebrated with a Google Doodle to represent him at work in an excavation.

Leakey was born February 6, 1913 and died in December 1996. She changed her name when she married Louis Leakey, anthropologist also in 1936. Her maiden name was Nicol.
  • She is best known for his discovery of the fossilized skull first proconsul, the skull of a monkey off is considered an ancestor of man. Much of his work took place in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.
  • Leakey took an unusual route to anthropology and archeology hated formal education and has not passed all exams. It was impossible for a career, but took courses in art and archeology as a student at University College London.
Shows doodle surrounded by the tools of his trade and his two Dalmatians, which often have their digs in when she discovered trace fossils.



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