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The discovery of a left femur shaft and hip bone of Homo erectus in association with an Acheulean industry in Bed IV represents the first direct association at Olduvai of a well defined artefact assemblage with H. erectus.
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LEAKEY, M. Discovery of Postcranial Remains of Homo erectus and Associated Artefacts in Bed IV at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Nature 232, 380–383 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232380a0
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