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The Discovery Of Lucy
THE DISCOVERY OF “LUCY”
November 30th, 1974 was an evening of findings probably depicted in archaeologists’ dreams. At the camp named Hadar in the Ethiopian Desert, Donald Johnson’s discovery of a prehistoric woman was unearthed. This woman, Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), died from unknown causes over three and a half million years ago. My Biology text, Biology of Animals, argues that Lucy is dated back to only 2.9 million years ago. Twenty-seven years later, Lucy’s fossilized s...
THE DISCOVERY OF “LUCY”
November 30th, 1974 was an evening of findings probably depicted in archaeologists’ dreams. At the camp named Hadar in the Ethiopian Desert, Donald Johnson’s discovery of a prehistoric woman was unearthed. This woman, Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), died from unknown causes over three and a half million years ago. My Biology text, Biology of Animals, argues that Lucy is dated back to only 2.9 million years ago. Twenty-seven years later, Lucy’s fossilized s...
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