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Lucy in Disguise*

• 1982 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- 16mm
• In 1974 Lucy was found in Ethiopia by Dr. Donald Johanson and a team of scientists. She was one of the oldest, most complete, best preserved human ancestor ever found. For five years they analyzed the fossil finds and found others to compare her with--a group of at least 13 fossil hominids. She was 3.5 million years old, fully bipedal, with a smallish, essentially human frame. But her head was primitive, shaped more like an ape than a modern human being. The scientists had to name her a new species: Austrolopithecus afarnesis. From the Afar desert to the laboratory, from CATSCAN to potassium-argon dating scientists piece together clues to give us a more accurate picture of the process of human evolution. (Restricted to use by institutions of Higher Education only)
• Topics: (Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology)

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