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...late 1950s the anthropological team of Louis and Mary Leakey???Richard's parents?began finding, at Olduvai Gorge and other East African sites, remains similar to those uncovered by Broom. They produced convincing evidence that the massive-jawed robustus, which weighed 45 to 67.5 kg. (100 to 150 lb.), existed in the region nearly 2 million years ago. In the same deposits, the Leakeys also discovered pebbles chipped to form sharp-edged implements?evidence that even so far back, man's ancestors knew how to make tools...
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