Anthropologists Discover “Lucy,” an Early Hominid Skeleton
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Social Science, Archaeology
- Subcategories: Scientists, Anthropology, Anthropologists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, French History, African History
- Geographical Location: Ethiopia
- Date: November, 1974
Article abstract: “Lucy,;” an early hominid skeleton dated at more than 3 million years old, precipitated a change in how human evolution is viewed.
Summary of Event
On November 30, 1974, Donald C. Johanson and another member of the International Afar Research Expedition (IARE) discovered small bones on the slope of a desert gully at Hadar in the Afar Triangle region of Ethiopia. These bones belonged to one individual, a unique hominid that did not resemble anything discovered previously. Named “Lucy” (after the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky...
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