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A dig for humanity's origins

Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.

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Attend a field school in Kenya to learn about archaeology, paleontology and human origins.

Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Attend a field school in Kenya to learn about archaeology, paleontology and human origins.

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Paleoanthropologist

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Louise Leakey hunts for hominid fossils in East Africa, in the family tradition.

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