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Description edit
Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind. After a century of investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding about the beginnings of human life. But vital clues still remain hidden. In Born in Africa , Martin Meredith... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Richard Leakey: Add a description of this character.
- Donald Johanson
- Raymond Dart
- Mary Leakey
- Australopithecus
- Lucy
- Pickford
- Tim White
- Hans Reck
- Louis Leakey
- Clarke
- Taieb
- Ardipithecus
- Elliot Smith
- Phillip Tobias
- Keith
- Zinjanthropus
- Alan Walker
- Kamoya Kimeu
- Yves Coppens
- Barlow
- Darwin
- Clark Howell
- Jon Kalb
- Taung
- Laetoli
- Meave Leakey
- Le Gros Clark
- Mayr
- Maasai
- Solecki
- Andrew Hill
Setting & Locations edit
- South Africa
- Kenya
- Olduvai
- Hadar
- Ethiopia
- Europe
- Nairobi
- London
- Afar
- Sterkfontein
- England
- Asia
- Orrorin
- Johannesburg
- Koobi Fora
- Lake Turkana
- Berkeley
- Paris
- Cambridge
- Great Rift Valley
- East Africa
- East Turkana
- United States
- Britain
- Tanzania
- Kanapoi
- Germany
- Hominid Gang
- Washington
- Omo
- Ngorongoro
- Chad
- Aramis
- China
- France
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Nonfiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Martin Meredith (Author)
First Edition edit
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Page Count: 290
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Page Count: 290
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- Dewey: 960.1
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Africa › Tanzania
- Books › Science › Evolution
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Evolution
- Books › History › World › Expeditions & Discoveries
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Archaeology › Prehistoric
- Books › History › Africa › Kenya
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