The Hominid Gang: Behind the Scenes in the Search for Human Origins

by Delta Willis

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Follows scientists in the field and chronicles debates behind the scenes in the study of human fossils.

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People/Characters: Richard Leaky; Maeve Leaky; Stephen Jay Gould; Louis Leaky; Kamoya Kimeu
Important places: Great Rift Valley, Kenya

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