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IN 1932, Dr. Leakey claimed that he had discovered remains of Homo sapiens type in situ in ancient geological deposits in Kenya. The deposits were older than those containing the more primitive types of man elsewhere in the world. After a recent visit to the area where the remains were found, Prof. P. G. H. Boswell records that the exact sites could not be found, that errors had arisen in connexion with the photographs of the beds and that the deposits in the area had frequently been disturbed by slipping. Consequently Prof. Boswell regards the geological age of the remains as non-proven.
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Points from Foregoing Letters. Nature 135, 398 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135398a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/135398a0