She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to yield theories and questions.

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United Kingdom

Human ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery

Lucy was often described as "the grandmother of humanity", but more recent discoveries suggest she may have been more like an aunt or a cousin, experts say.

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Gautam Adani

New Delhi

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Oldest Known Human Has Fascinating Secrets Even 50 Years After Discovery

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 21 — She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to yield theories and questions. In a non-descript room in the National Museum of Ethiopia, the 3.18-million-year-old bones are delicately removed from a safe and placed on a long table. They consist of fossilised dental remains, skull fragments, parts of the pelvis and femu…

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Dato’ Siew Ka Wei

Selangor

Malaysia

Lucy's secrets: Iconic human ancestor still fascinates 50 years after discovery

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On November 24, 1974, a French-American team conducting archaeological excavations in the Afar region, in northeastern Ethiopia, discovered the elements of a skeleton that has passed down to posterity: that of Lucy.

Le 24 novembre 1974, une équipe franco américaine qui menait des fouilles archéologiques dans la région de l’Afar, dans le nord-est de l’Ethiopie, découvrait les éléments d’un squelette passé à la postérité : celui de Lucy.

"On a trouvé quelque chose d’extraordinaire" : 50 ans après, ils nous racontent la découverte de Lucy

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Strasbourg

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France

“We found something extraordinary”: 50 years later, they tell us about Lucy's discovery

To their surprise, Donald Johanson and Tom Gray see an arm bone lying in the desert sand. They abruptly break off their walk. Johanson: “This discovery was beyond my wildest childhood dreams.”

Tot hun verrassing zien Donald Johanson en Tom Gray in het woestijnzand een armbot liggen. Ze breken hun wandeling abrupt af. Johanson: „Deze ontdekking ging mijn stoutste kinderdromen te boven.”

Lucy’s botten na vijftig jaar nog steeds betwist

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Apeldoorn

Gelderland

Netherlands

Lucy's bones still disputed after fifty years

Half a century after her discovery, Lucy is still considered the mother of all humans.

Ein halbes Jahrhundert nach ihrer Entdeckung gilt Lucy immer noch als Urmutter aller Menschen.

50 Jahre Lucy: Lucys Welt

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Heidelberg

Baden-Württemberg

Germany

50 Years of Lucy: Lucy's World

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 21 — She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discov......

AlKhaleej Today

Originally from Haute-Loire, Raymonde Bonnefille was part of the Franco-American expedition that discovered Lucy 50 years ago. This pollen specialist recounts the circumstances of this “collective work” of which some scientists have been forgotten.

Originaire de Haute-Loire, Raymonde Bonnefille faisait partie de l’expédition franco-américaine qui a découvert Lucy il y a 50 ans. Cette spécialiste des pollens raconte les circonstances de cette « œuvre collective » dont certains scientifiques ont été oubliés.

Histoire. Membre de l'expédition franco-américaine qui a trouvé Lucy, Raymonde Bonnefille revient sur la découverte

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Meurthe-et-Moselle

History. Member of the Franco-American expedition that found Lucy, Raymonde Bonnefille looks back on the discovery

50 years ago, the discovery of Lucy's 3.2 million-year-old fossil skeleton in Ethiopia revolutionized our understanding of our ancestors. Today she is seen more as a great-aunt or cousin of Homo Sapiens, the modern man.

Il y a 50 ans, la découverte en Éthiopie du squelette fossile de Lucy, vieux de 3,2 millions d’années, a révolutionné la connaissance de nos ancêtres. Aujourd’hui elle est plutôt vue comme une grand-tante ou une cousine de l’Homo Sapiens, l’homme moderne.

Histoire. 50 ans après sa découverte, Lucy reste la star de nos ancêtres

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History. 50 years after her discovery, Lucy remains the star of our ancestors

For a time, she was the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after Lucy's discovery in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to raise theories and questions. In a nondescript room in the National Museum of Ethiopia, the 3.18-million-year-old bones are carefully removed from a vault and placed on a long table. They […]

Human ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery

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