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| 1 | the site in which louis and mary leakey found some of the oldest remains of humans. | 3 sets | |
| 2 | location in tanzania where many hominin fossils and archaeological sites have been discovered | 2 sets | |
| 3 | where louis and mary leakey found oldest remains of humans | 2 sets | |
| 4 | a site of fossil beds in northern tanzania, containing the most continous known record of humanity over the past 2 million years, including fossils from 65 hominids | 1 set | |
| 5 | very important dig site; | 1 set | |
| 6 | east african site excavated by leakeys; lots of specimen found, including first homo habilis and evidence of oldowan/acheulean tool traditions. | 1 set | |
| 7 | place in tanzania where some of the oldest human remains were found by mary and louis leakey | 1 set | |
| 8 | serengeti plain, tanzania, eastern branch in great rift valley, deep ravine 25 miles long, many fossil tools, oldowan tool industry | 1 set | |
| 9 | a gorge in northeastern tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains | 1 set | |
| 10 | contains most continuous known record of humanity | 1 set | |
| 11 | a site of fossil beds in northern tanzania containing the most continuous known record of humanity over the past 2 million years including fossils from 65 nomads | 1 set | |
| 12 | what is the name of the famous gorge in which many of these discoveries were made? | 1 set | |
| 13 | located in tanzania and has layers that date back 1.7 to 2.1 million years. | 1 set | |
| 14 | a vast gash in the game-rich serengeti plain of northern tanzania; formed by an earthquake more than 100,000 years ago and called a miniature grand canyon by visitors | 1 set | |
| 15 | rift valley, tanzania - louis & mary leakey - homo habilis - first stone tool maker | 1 set | |
| 16 | rock layers could be dated, established that humans lived at least 1.85 million. especially critical—early evolutionary history of humanity. | 1 set | |
| 17 | the canyon in tanzania where the leakey's found the hominid skull and ancient tools. | 1 set | |
| 18 | the gorge where louis and mary leakey found primitive technological artifacts. | 1 set | |
| 19 | a site of fossi beds in northern tanzaniaa, containing the most continous known record of humanity | 1 set | |
| 20 | a site of fossil beds in northern tanzania, including fossils of 65 hominids | 1 set | |
| 21 | a place in east africa? | 1 set | |
| 22 | deep canyon in tanzania where the leakey's searched and where lucy was discovered | 1 set | |
| 23 | located in northern tanzania, home of some the oldest fossils in the world | 1 set | |
| 24 | site in tanzania where the oldest remains of humans have been found | 1 set | |
| 25 | located in tanzania, where louis and mary leakey found some of the oldest remains of humans | 1 set | |
| 26 | in tanzania and kenya and is where oldest human skeletons were found | 1 set | |
| 27 | where mary leakey and her husband first discovered homo habilis remains. | 1 set | |
| 28 | at the southern end of the great rift valley | 1 set | |
| 29 | where oldest remains of humans were found. the nickname was "lucy" | 1 set | |
| 30 | archaeological site that has evidence of early humans | 1 set | |
| 31 | located in northern tanzania | 1 set | |
| 32 | in tanzania; a hominid ulna (arm bone) was found eroding out of the side of the gorge | 1 set | |
| 33 | contains most continuous know record of humanity | 1 set | |
| 34 | the southern end of the great rift valley a rich area for early hominid fossils | 1 set | |
| 35 | site found my mary and louis leakey in the canyon of tanzana | 1 set | |
| 36 | was the place where louis and mary leakey discovered bones of the homo erectus. it is in tanzania. | 1 set | |
| 37 | what is the place where archaeologist have found important fossils? | 1 set | |
| 38 | 1960,mary leakey and her husband louis discovered hominid dating back. | 1 set | |
| 39 | a ravine in north tanzania west of mt. kilimanjaro- rich in fossils and paleolithic artifacts 30 miles long, 300 ft deep | 1 set | |