How Discovery of Lucy Skeleton Shaped Our Understanding of Human Evolution
The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin ...
Human ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery
She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the ...
Lucy’s Legacy
A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding of human origins.
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Lucy Is 50: How a Bombshell 1974 Discovery Redefined Human Origins
The hominid was discovered on November 24, 1974, in the Afar region of northeast Ethiopia by a team of scientists led by ...
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50 years after her discovery, Lucy's skeleton still shapes paleoanthropology
Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.
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What ‘Lucy,’ One of the World’s Most Important Fossils, Has Taught Scientists in the 50 Years Since Her Discovery
The famous early human is still providing lessons to anthropologists about prehistoric Earth and its inhabitants ...
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After 50 Years, Scientists Still Love Lucy
Paleoanthropologists have learned a lot about Lucy, the world’s most famous hominin fossil, since she was discovered in 1974. And her fossils are still yielding new insights ...
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Lucy's secrets: Iconic human ancestor still fascinates 50 years after discovery
She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the ...
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50 years after her discovery, Lucy's skeleton still shapes paleoanthropology
Lucy was the oldest and most complete skeleton of the human ancestor ... University and was assigned to work at the National Museum of Ethiopia where Lucy was housed in. The office I was assigned ...