Normally, we are happy to find a fragment of jaw, a few isolated teeth, a bit of an arm, a bit of a skull. But to find associated body parts is extremely rare. Donald Johanson armbitebody Change image and share on social
One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it. Donald Johanson commitmentdevotemake Change image and share on social
My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him. He was a barber in Chicago. Donald Johanson barberchicagodie Change image and share on social
When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s, I thought, what a wonderful marriage this was, biology and anthropology. I was around 16 years old when I made this particular choice of academic pursuit. Donald Johanson 1950sacademicafrica share on social
Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology. Donald Johanson anthropologyattitudebelief Change image and share on social
I don't think we interbred with the Neanderthals at all. There are some people who think that there was some level of interbreeding. I think that we look so biologically different, that we looked and we acted so different, and we culturally were so different that we would not have had interbreeding between two species. Donald Johanson actbiologicallyculturally share on social
But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that went back millions of years. I wanted to go to Africa to find some of these creatures. Donald Johanson africabackcreature Change image and share on social
And what I wanted to do was, I wanted to explore problems and areas where we didn't have answers. In fact, where we didn't even know the right questions to ask. Donald Johanson answerareaexplore Change image and share on social