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The 18 pages that link to Olduvai Gorge, each with the reason it gives.

• PaleoanthropologyBroader topic: Its layered record links early hominin remains with changing environments and tool use.

• AfricaBroader topic: Its fossils and tools document key stages of human evolution in Africa.

• OldowanBroader topic: Olduvai gave the Oldowan its name and yielded defining assemblages.

• Homo habilisRelated: The species’ type specimen came from this fossil-rich East African locality.

• Great Rift ValleyBroader topic: Rift sedimentation and erosion exposed deposits central to research on human evolution.

• Louis LeakeyBroader topic: Leakey’s excavations there produced evidence central to his account of early human history.

• Mary LeakeyBroader topic: Leakey and her team excavated its fossil-bearing layers for decades.

• LaetoliRelated: It lies in the same region and formed part of the broader research landscape surrounding Laetoli.

• Paranthropus boiseiRelated: Its deposits preserve important Paranthropus boisei fossils and archaeological evidence.

• Koobi ForaCompared with: Its archaeological sequence provides a prominent southern comparison with Koobi Fora.

• ParanthropusRelated: Its deposits preserve Paranthropus boisei alongside evidence of early toolmaking.

• Middle AwashRelated: Olduvai offers a distinct East African record to compare with Middle Awash discoveries.

• Lower PaleolithicBroader topic: Its deposits preserve evidence central to the study of early stone-tool industries.

• Ngorongoro Conservation AreaBroader topic: Excavations here documented early human evolution within the conservation area.

• History of TanzaniaBroader topic: Its excavations place some of humanity’s earliest known ancestors in the territory.

• History of AfricaBroader topic: Its deposits preserve a long record of early human ancestors and tools.

• K–Ar datingBroader topic: Potassium–argon dating of its volcanic layers helped establish the chronology of early human evolution.

• Prehistoric AfricaBroader topic: Its stratified finds preserve a detailed record of early human activity.