Tag: Hadar Ethiopia
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Lucy: The Fossil That Redrew the Timeline of Human Evolution
Introduction: A Moment That Changed Anthropology On November 24, 1974, two anthropologists made a discovery in the Hadar region of Ethiopia that would change the course of human history. A glint in a gully revealed a remarkably complete ancient skeleton — a finding that would spark decades of study and debate about where we come…
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Lucy: How the 1974 Australopithecus afarensis Find Rewrote Human Evolution
Introduction: A Serendipitous Find in Hadar In the arid landscapes of Hadar, Ethiopia, a routine excavation in November 1974 yielded one of the most influential discoveries in paleoanthropology. What began as a glint in a gully became the fossil of a young Australopithecus afarensis, a specimen that would illuminate a pivotal chapter in human evolution…