The Leakey Family

The Leakey Family The Leakey family was the most dominant family over physical anthropology. Their key discoveries shaped our understanding of human origin, while their enthusiasm for Africa and devotion to the search for early man were contagious, and inspired a whole new generation of researchers to continue where they had left off. Without their groundbreaking efforts, much of the story of how we evolved would still be unknown. The Leakey family consisted of Louis, …

…of species. He also suggested that the human family might have evolved in parallel lines, and inspired research in new fields, such as primatology. Undoubtedly, the Leakey family forever changed the field of anthropology. Bibliography: Johanson, Donald. "The Leakey Family." Time. <Http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/leakey.html>. "People and Discoveries: The Leakey Family." <Http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/boleak.html>.