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Louis Leakey Looking Over Rare Skull

(Original Caption) Dr. Louis Leakey, A Kenya-born anthropologist, looks over a rare skull which is believed to be 1,750,000 years old. Found in 1959 by the scientist's wife, the skull is said to be that of a Zinjanthropus, one of the first humans on Earth. Recently, Dr. Leakey presented the discovery to President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania. It was uncovred in Tanzania's Oduvai Gorge in the Serengeti Plain.
(Original Caption) Dr. Louis Leakey, A Kenya-born anthropologist, looks over a rare skull which is believed to be 1,750,000 years old. Found in 1959 by the scientist's wife, the skull is said to be that of a Zinjanthropus, one of the first humans on Earth. Recently, Dr. Leakey presented the discovery to President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania. It was uncovred in Tanzania's Oduvai Gorge in the Serengeti Plain.
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August 29, 1960
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