Definition: Admittedly, the English archaeologist and paleontologist Mary Douglas Nicol really began her professional career after meeting her future husband Louis Leakey in 1933. However, it was Mary Leakey, not Louis, who found the Zinjanthropus skull (later renamed Australopithecus), and it was Mary Leakey who in 1972 found the famous Laetoli footprints.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
