Importnat Scientists

R. Dart

Discovered “Taung Child”, first australopith ever discovered

D. Black

Discovered ancient hominins in China

G. Isaac

Leading figures in paleoanthropology, and one of first anthropologists to promote attention to primate behavior

E. Dubois

Discovered first recognized human ancestor when discovering skull cap in Indonesia

F Weidenreich

Continued work of Davidson black and continued excavated Peaking man

Lee Berger

Discovered A. sediba

P. Tobias

Claimed that shape of large toe helped early hominins in grasping, which would be beneficial in arboreal environments

J. Robinson

Helped pinpoint date of human origin

Mary Leakey

Discovered P. boisei & stone tools

Lewis Leakey

Systematic investigated Olduvai Gorge