The purpose of this volume is to provide a context in which the fossil human remains and the Stone Age cultural sequence at Olduvai can be studied.
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The purpose of this volume is to provide a context in which the fossil human remains and the Stone Age cultural sequence at Olduvai can be studied.
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Very Good+ in Very Good(-) jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good(-). First Edition. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Book has pages. Book has small amount of wear to edge of cover. Previous owner name & address penned inside front endpaper. DJ has wear to edge and a few chips-one is 1" by rear top binding. First volume of the series by Leakey, et al. Olduvai is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world. The excavations were begun in 1951 by Leakey. This book discuss the geological evidence, its relation to the fauna and other fossil evidence, the problems of climatic sequence, and dating by the potassium argon technique.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Ex library set, discard stamps and shelf numbers on spines., Hinges tender, slight wear to boards, else VG+ matching set in green boards. Vol. 1 A Preliminary Report on the Geology and Fauna, xiv + 118pp, 97 plates, 3 maps. By L. S. B. Leakey et al. Vol. 2: (1967) The Cranium and Maxillary Dentition of Australopithecus (Zinjanthropus) Boisei, xvi + 264pp, 40 tables, 42 plates, 39 text figures. By P. V. Tobias. Vol. 3: (1971) Excavations in Beds I and II, 1960-1963, by M. D. Leakey. xxi + 306pp, 121 figures, (8 large fold-out plans in rear pocket), 10 tables, 41 plates. The magnum opus on paleoanthropology in Olduvai Gorge, Tanznia, by the Leakeys. NB-extra heavy 4 kg set, extra shipping costs required, please enquire. 53a.