In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia ... These features can also be found in modern human skeletons. They allow us, as they enabled Lucy, to stand, walk and run ...

The 3.3-million-year-old fossilised remains of a human-like child have been unearthed in Ethiopia's Dikika region. The female Australopithecus afarensis bones are from the same species as an adult ...

Researcher Sahleselasie Melaku examines bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of "Lucy" at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis ... afarensis fossils have been found as far south as Tanzania ...

She is also known in Ethiopia as Dinkinesh, which means "you are marvelous" in Amharic. At the time, Lucy was the most complete hominin skeleton found from such an ancient period, which was ...

Her skeleton represents one of the most complete early hominin specimens ever found ... 3.2-million-year-old fossil "Lucy" at Addis Ababa's National Museum, Ethiopia, on May 7, 2013.

In 1972 researchers traveled to the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia ... year-old Lucy skeleton on one of the hillsides. A stake marks the spot where the fossil was found.

Lucy's skeleton, along with subsequent discoveries ... afarensis fossils have been found in Kenya in addition to Ethiopia and Tanzania. "From an evolutionary perspective, her species was highly ...

A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding ... But about 40 percent of Lucy’s skeleton was recovered, an extraordinary amount for ...

In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia ... These features can also be found in modern human skeletons. They allow us, as they enabled Lucy, to stand, walk and run ...