EvolutionOctober 15, 2024
How the Famous Lucy Fossil Revolutionized the Study of Human Origins
Half a century after its discovery, this iconic fossil remains central to our understanding of human origins
Stories by Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Yohannes Haile-Selassie is director of the Institute of Human Origins and lead investigator for the Woranso-Mille field site, which has yielded fossil contemporaries of Lucy’s species.