Discovering Lucy: A New Link in the Evolution of Mankind

Lucy

What’s the point? Lucy is the world's most famous early human ancestor. We are all related to Lucy.

In 1974, archeologists discovered the fossil remains of a new species of humans They were discovered in Ethiopia, Africa

The History of Mankind

The History of Mankind

They named the remains “Lucy” It is estimated that Lucy lived 3 million years ago

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