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The anniversary of the most famous human fossil's discovery

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: ÉVÈNEMENT/EVENT LUCY - DENQNESH'S DISCOVERY 50 YEARS ANNIVERSARY The most famous of all human fossils, Lucy - Denqnesh, was discovered 50 years ago, on November 24th, 1974. The contribution of this fossil and all others attributed to Australopithecus afarensis was decisive in recognizing the great antiquity of humanity (over 3 million years) and the precocious nature of its bipedal locomotion. This discovery was made thanks to the work accomplished by Maurice Taieb and Raymonde Bonnefille, o...

Source: Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)

DOI: 10.58079/12rv1

Author: Secrétaire Scientifique

Language: English

Topic: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6917866933

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