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Lucy’s 3.5 million year find sparks paleoanthropology clash
Old Lucy tale frames a debate over human origins. Leigh Fenly recalls Donald Johanson’s Hadar discovery in Ethiopia, the 3.5 million year skeleton Lucy, and the rift with Richard Leakey over dating and appearance of primitive humans. The piece notes rivalries, pressures, and the Garden of Eden imagery surrounding Lucy.
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Copley News Service
Donald Johanson
Greenhorn
Bones
Anthropology
Leakey
Richard Leakey
Mary
Lake Turkana
Kenya
Johanson
Green
Hadar
Ethiopia
Afar Triangle
University of Chicago
Awash River Valley
Africa
Great Rift Valley
Lucy
Koobi Fora