Name/Title
Lucy (Australopithecus)Description
Australopithecus skeleton of Hominin Lucy consisting of 66 bones of skeleton (skull 7 pieces, right arm + scapula 8 pieces, pelvis + left leg 5 pieces, right leg + phalanges 6 pieces, ribs vertebrae and clavicle 40 pieces)Context
Discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia on November 24th, 1974, by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray, Lucy is the oldest known Australopithecus afarensis skeleton ever found dating back 3.2 million years. Skeleton on display is a cast as original Lucy skeleton is located in the Museum of Ethiopia located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Collection
El Camino College Anthropology MuseumAcquisition
Notes
Purchased for purpose of educating students on hominins.Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent