"To investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils."

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"To investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils."

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"One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of the skull. Categorizing these pieces can be very difficult."

Forget,

"Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an airplane crash twelve years ago."

Years,

"I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and East Africa, more or less complete at that. I think this is where the prelude to human history was primarily played out."

History,

"Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with. It is a life-long task."

Science, Work, Life, Discovery

"I can't think of any other region in the world which is such a vast source of fossils."

World,

"Whether or not all this came to pass in an East African ditch, I wouldn't like to say. Perhaps it happened in North Africa or further west, but Africa was definitely the place."

African,

"For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need to be washed over with water as soon as possible, so that the bones are covered with a layer of sediment."

Life, Circumstances, First, Water

"We are concerned that, in a few years time, this place of discovery, with its wealth of human fossils, the like of which can be found nowhere else in the world, could be completely destroyed."

Time, Wealth, Discovery, World

"Elephants can live to an age of up to 70 or 80 years and they have a good memory. It could be they come across an area that is experiencing a drought. Then they continue on their path and run into people."

Age, People, Memory, Years

"The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels."

Being,

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"For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

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"What is history but a fable agreed upon?"

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

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"Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years."

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"The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice."

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