Hi! My name is Lucy. I had been asleep for 3.5 million years in "Afar Highland" in Ethiopia until a team of archaeologists from America and France awoke me in 1974. And then I became so famous.
I was just 52 bones when they found me. This portrait shows my restored form. My eyes are sexy, aren't they?
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I was named Lucy after a song by THE BEATLES, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", which was very popular among the team of archaeologists at that time.
My real name is Australopithecus afarensis. I would like to be able to say that I am the oldest ancestor of human beings, but there is a reason why I can't say that proudly. Do you know why?
If you want to find out, see the page on
"Lucy's daughter"
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I will show you the data on my body, which anthropologists throughout the world keep an eye on. But listen, I won't tell you my vital statistics!
[Height]: |
about 1 m |
[Weight]: |
about 27 kg |
[Locomotion]: |
Perfect bipedal |
[Characteristics of face]: |
a projecting mouth, a low forehead, and protrusions above the eyes. big molars and false molars. |
[Characteristics of body]: |
strong upper half of the body, long arms, small head |
[Language]: |
Although Australopithecus afarensis didn't have a syllabic language like modern man, quite complicated communication was possible through tone and loudness of the voice, roaring and gestures.
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Later I will introduce you to
my friends
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Family tree
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