In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Lucy’s Legacy A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding of human origins.

Lucy's skeleton, along with subsequent discoveries of other fossils of her species, have given anthropologists a wealth of information about what is essentially the halfway point in human evolution.

Ancient human relatives ran on two legs, like modern humans, but at a much slower pace, suggest 3D computer simulations of Australopithecus afarensis – a small hominin that lived more than three ...

Humans How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans It has been 50 years since archaeologists discovered Lucy, perhaps the most famous ancient hominin ever found.

Ancient human relatives ran on two legs, like modern humans, but at a much slower pace, suggest 3D computer simulations of Australopithecus afarensis 1 — a small hominin that lived more than ...

When Lucy was discovered 50 years ago, she was the oldest, most complete early member of the human family that had ever been found, with 47 bones representing 40 percent of the skeleton.

Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human Evolution Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we ...

Human Evolution Ancient human ancestor Lucy was not alone — she lived alongside at least 4 other proto-human species, emerging research suggests News By Kristina Killgrove published 20 November 2024 ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago. Here is the history of humanity as we know it today.