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“South Africa had a long record of studies in prehistory, going back to the end of the last century.”

Quote by Louis Leakey

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Louis Leakey was an accomplished archaeologist renowned for his discoveries of early human fossils in East Africa. His work had a profound impact on understanding human origins and evolution. more

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