Experience

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  Independent Research

  • Laetoli

  • Field Researcher

    • 1974 - 1981
    • Laetoli

    Discovered footprints dated to 3.5 million years ago, the earliest instance of hominid bipedal-ism.

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  Independent Research

  • Olduvai Gorge

  • Field Researcher

    • 1959 - 1960
    • Olduvai Gorge

    Uncovered the first skull of Zinjanthropus boisei (dating 1.7 million years), believed to be the first hominid to use stone tools. This discovery lead to the conclusion that humans evolved and originated in Africa, vastly changing the world view at the time.

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  Independent Research

  • Olduvai Gorge

  • Field Researcher

    • 1951 - 1958
    • Olduvai Gorge

    Uncovered various bones. No revolutionary finds.

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  Independent Research

  • Field Researcher

    • 1947 - 1948

    Uncovered the one of the only Proconsul africanus' skulls along with an exceptionally complete skeleton from the Miocene Era (18-20 million years ago). This discovery helped to strengthen the argument that humans have the same origins as apes.

  • Field Researcher

    • 1943 - 1947

    Uncovered Acheulean axes (early tools that are believed to be developed from Oldowan tools) and various fossils.

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  Independent Research

  • Hyrax Hill

  • Field Researcher

    • 1937 - 1939
    • Hyrax Hill

    Uncovered a walled fort and a group of pits.The more peculiar discovery of this excavation was the beheading of 19 bodies arranged in a strange fashion.

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  Independent Research

  • Essex, England

  • Field Researcher

    • 1934 - 1935
    • Essex, England

    Operated my first excavation in the Jaywick Sands, eventually leading to my first published article "Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society".

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  N/A

  • Swanscombe, England

  • Field Worker

    • 1934 - 1935
    • Swanscombe, England

    Performed excavations preceding the construction of High Speed 1. Unearthed largest tooth of a straight-tusked elephant to date.

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  Gertrude Caton-Thompson

  • Illustrator

    • 1933 - 1934

    Illustrated Gertrude Caton-thompson's book The Desert Fayoum.

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  University of Exeter

  • Devon, England

  • Illustrator

    • 1930 - 1934
    • Devon, England

    This was my first opportunity at field experience work experience. Position was to illustrate the archaeological processes taking place at the site.