HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Mary Leakey, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus
Document Summary
Prehistory is the time before the invention of writing, roughly 5000 years ago. Pieced together by information of the past. Artifacts are human-made objects, such as tools and jewelery. These items allow us to learn more about ancient people, such as how they dressed, the work they did, and their beliefs. Studied by anthropologists, culture a people"s way of life. Through fossils, they find evidence of early life. Archaeologists are specialized scientists who work to uncover the story of prehistoric peoples. In the 1970s, archaeologist mary leakey led a scientific expedition to the region of. Laetoli in tanzania in east africa, where her team looked for clues on human origins. The leakey family had a tremendous impact on the study of human origins. Leakey and mary leakey, who searched for human remains turned a sideline of science into a major field of inquiry.
