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It is a well known fact that life originated in the continent of Africa, and
the oldest strain of mitochondria DNA originated in Uganda. This strain of
DNAis shared by females only, and it is traced back to the first female whose
origin happens to be African. She
is known to scientists as Mitochondria Eve.
Genetic Eve from who we all originated
lived in East Africa around the rift valley 3.2million years old according
to Dr M & A Leakey; Argon Dating an improvement from Carbon Dating. It's
no coincidence that the oldest fossils are found in Africa.
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Kind Pre
Zinjanthropus and Zinjanthropus Olduvai Gorge
These
artifacts were nicknamed "Zinj". Zinj is the word that Arabs use to refer
to Blacks as Negroes or Zanzibar.
The skull, found in 1959 By Louis and Mary
Leakey is said to be 3.2 million years old. It's no coincidence that the oldest
fossils are found in Africa.
This is just further proof and confirmation that
the original man came from Africa, if it was Adam and Eve, then they were
African.
Pre
Zinjanthropus and Zinjanthropus Homo Habilis, (Tanganyika, East Africa July
17th 1959), unearthed by Dr M & L Leakey in Olduvai Gorge.
They were among
the tool-making hominids. Man's
most possible prehistoric ancestor to date. Rated
at 1.8 million years old by the University of California new potassium-argon
method test.
The specimen that led to the naming of this species (OH 7) was
discovered in 1960, by the Leakey team in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Louis Leakey
was convinced that this was the Olduvai toolmaker he had spent his life looking
for, and placed this as a direct human ancestor, with Homo Erectus a dead-end
side-branch.
While Homo habilis is a generally accepted species, they opinion
that it was a direct human ancestor seems to be in question.
There are now
at least two species of early Homo (whether habilis and rudolfensis or an
undescribed species) living prior to 2,000000 BCE.
In addition, Homo erectus
(which is almost universally accepted as a direct human ancestor) continues
to be pushed further back into the pale ontological record, making it possible
that it is the first Homo ancestor of modern humans.
The
specimen was subjected to intense study by the multidisciplinary team of Louis
Leakey, John Napier, and Phillip Tobias. They placed the material as different
from pen contemporary australopithecines due to the teeth, which fell outside
the known range of Australopithecine Africanus, with very large incisors.
Also, the large brain size and shape of the hand suggested a closer affinity
with Homo. In
January 1964, the team announced the new species Homo habilis.
Raymond Dart,
and means "handy man, " in reference to this hominids supposed tool-making
prowess, suggested the name. Leakey
believed that Habilis was a direct human ancestor, with erectus out of the
picture.
Olduvai
Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti Plains, which
is in northern Tanzania. The gorge is a very steep sided ravine roughly 30
miles long and 295 ft. deep.
Exposed deposits show rich fossil fauna, many
hominid remains and items belonging to the one of the oldest stone tool technologies,
called Olduwan.
The time
span of the objects recovered date from 2,100,000 to 15,000 years ago. The
main Olduvai Beds are in a lake basin about 16 miles in diameter. The rocks
under the basin date to 5.3 million years ago. There have been seven major
Beds distinguished they are ranked from oldest to youngest.
Bed I, Bed II,
Bed III, Bed IV, the Masek Beds, the Ndutu Beds, and Baisiusiu Beds.
Bed I
dates to 2,100,000 years old and is 197 feet thick.
It is mainly formed of
lava flows, volcanic-ash deposits and other sediments. The upper part of the
bed contains varied fauna and evidence of the Olduwan industry.
Skeletal remains
of hominids are assigned to the Homo habilis an Australopithecus Boisei family.
Campsites and what is believed to be a butchery site have also been excavated
from this bed.
The
Hominid living sites in Bed I are found mainly where streams from the volcanic
highlands carried fresh water to Olduvai Lake.
The condition for the preservation
of the sites is mainly due to the ash falls from the nearby volcanoes and
the inconsistency of the lake's depth.
The debris found at the sites is various
Olduwan tools, bone and teeth from animals, mainly from fair sized antelopes.
Also a loosely built circle of lava blocks was found, suggesting that crude
shelters were formed here as well.The living
sites in Beds II-IV are normally found in what would have been river and stream
channels. Therefore, many of the sites were displaced by water action.
Bed II is 66-98 feet thick and is 1,150,000 to 1,700,000 years old. It has
two main divisions of rock layer, upper and lower, that were separated by
an erosion break.
The lower part of Bed II is similar to Bed I. The upper
part was formed after fault shifts had reduced the ancient lakes size.It
is in this part of Bed II that the development of the Acheulian industry starts
to show. Here also are the remains of Homo habilis, Homo erectus and Australopithecus
Boisei.V
This strain of
DNAis shared by females only, and it is traced back to the first female whose
origin happens to be African. She
is known to scientists as Mitochondria Eve.
These
artifacts were nicknamed "Zinj". Zinj is the word that Arabs use to refer
to Blacks as Negroes or Zanzibar. 
Pre
Zinjanthropus and Zinjanthropus Homo Habilis, (Tanganyika, East Africa July
17th 1959), unearthed by Dr M & L Leakey in Olduvai Gorge. 
Rated
at 1.8 million years old by the University of California new potassium-argon
method test. 
While Homo habilis is a generally accepted species, they opinion
that it was a direct human ancestor seems to be in question. 
In addition, Homo erectus
(which is almost universally accepted as a direct human ancestor) continues
to be pushed further back into the pale ontological record, making it possible
that it is the first Homo ancestor of modern humans.
Also, the large brain size and shape of the hand suggested a closer affinity
with Homo. In
January 1964, the team announced the new species Homo habilis. 
Olduvai
Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti Plains, which
is in northern Tanzania. The gorge is a very steep sided ravine roughly 30
miles long and 295 ft. deep. 
Bed I, Bed II,
Bed III, Bed IV, the Masek Beds, the Ndutu Beds, and Baisiusiu Beds.
It is mainly formed of
lava flows, volcanic-ash deposits and other sediments. The upper part of the
bed contains varied fauna and evidence of the Olduwan industry. 
Also a loosely built circle of lava blocks was found, suggesting that crude
shelters were formed here as well.The living
sites in Beds II-IV are normally found in what would have been river and stream
channels. Therefore, many of the sites were displaced by water action.