New Evidence Uncovered!

A team of paleoanthropoligists have recently published their findings on a 2005 hominid discovery in the Republic of Georgia. Their evidence suggests that hominids are in fact one species and not made up of several different species, such as Homo Habilis and Homo Erectus. Read the article below to learn more. What do you think about this new evidence?

New York Times Article

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Introducing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!"

Australopithecus Afarensis a.k.a. "Lucy"

In 1974, archaeologist Donald Johanson discovered a partial skeleton in Ethiopia, Africa. The remains turned out be from a female hominid who lived more than 3 million years ago. Johanson and the other archaeologists nicknamed the skeleton, "Lucy" because they are said to have been listening to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by the Beatles. Australopithecus means "southern ape" in Latin. The word "afarensis" refers to the Afar Triangle, the region in Africa where Lucy was found.

 

 

 

 

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