The trip I made to Angola to study the prehistoric contents of the gravel beds as a means of deciding the age of the deposits and their economic potential was the first time prehistory had ever been used for such… — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
As a social anthropologist, I naturally accept and even stress the fact that there are major differences, both mental and psychological, which separate the different races of mankind. Indeed, I would be inclined to suggest that however great may be the physical differences between such races as the European and the Negro, the mental and psychological differences are greater still. — Louis Leakey Copy Share
People frequently ask me why I devote so much time to seeking out facts about man’s past…the past shows clearly that we all have… — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology. — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
I saw what looked like another fallen tree in front of me and put my foot on it to cross over. At that moment… — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
Eloquent testimony to the recovery powers of wild animals frequently becomes apparent from the study of skeletons housed in museums. — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
I kept an open mind on the question of whether a hominid had been present in Europe in the early Pleistocene. — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
South Africa had a long record of studies in prehistory, going back to the end of the last century. — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
Sometime during the many millions of years that have elapsed since mammalian faunas came into existence, some sort of island crossed from West Africa… — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
I put a bullet into the back of the crocodiles neck just behind the head, thus killing it. If a crocodile is hit in… — Louis Leakey Copy Share Image
