Lucy was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia and when she was found 50 years ago, she was the oldest known human specimen in ...

The discovery of Australopithecus afarensis, a human-like being with short legs and a small stature, left scientists ...

She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the ...

Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia. She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of ...

Lucy, a fossilized skeleton unearthed ... Made up of 47 bones from the same individual, she was the oldest known and the most complete skeleton of an early human ancestor when she was found.

NEWS ANALYSIS. Fifty years after this fossil's discovery, its place in the history of humankind is still debated, while, in the meantime, other hominin species have expanded our family tree.

Fifty years ago today, a groundbreaking discovery was unearthed in Ethiopia, the fossilized bones of a human ancestor, and you probably already know her name... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LUCY IN THE SKY ...

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 ...