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... Many excavation sites have unfolded a great deal of information about our ancestors; however one of the most important paleoanthropological projects is Olduvai Gorge in East Africa (Turnbaugh 229).
Olduvai Gorge was created when faulting in the earth occurred nearly 70,000 years ago, causing a swiftly flowing river to cut the gorge three hundred feet deep, much like the Colorado River cut through the Grand Canyon. ... Therefore, Olduvai Gorge has helped us piece together a better understanding of life. ...
The two scientists that are best associated with Olduvai Gorge are Mary and Louis Leakey. ... While walking through the Gorge one day, Mary Leakey made the initial discovery of the Zinjanthropus skull. ...
At a site like Olduvai Gorge, paleoanthropologists have the tough job of putting sites in chronological order. ...
The factual findings at Olduvai Gorge would do little to explain our ancestors without first figuring out why they did what they did, and how they did it.
Approximate Word count = 774
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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