More than any other ancient relative, Lucy has challenged us to think deeply about what it means to be human.
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There has been much debate over the years as to exactly how “Lucy” walked.
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.
Yohannes Haile-Selassie is responsible for some of the most remarkable ancient human fossil discoveries in his home country.
On the 50th anniversary of the discovery of ancient hominin Lucy, a leading Ethiopian scientist on why we need to ‘decolonise’ paleo research – and what it’s like to find the oldest human ancestor.
The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of the past.
Our findings reveal the slowing down of brain development in our ape-like ancestors began more than three million years ago.
Anthropologists gather clues about how our ancient ancestors lived from their teeth. What will future anthropologists make of us based on the fossilized pearly whites we’ll leave behind?
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Director and Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and the Environment, Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University
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Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of Philosophy, Kennesaw State University
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Professor, University of Chicago
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Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution & Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
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Professor of Archaeology and Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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Honorary Professor, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, UCL; Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi
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Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL