Lucy's Lasting Legacy
Finding a complete skull
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Hear about the discovery of Lucy's complete skull.
Dr. Donald Johanson, founding director of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, talks about the discovery of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull, and what it tells us about the species Lucy belonged to.
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Lucy's Lasting Legacy is a local public television program presented by Arizona PBS
Lucy's Lasting Legacy
Finding a complete skull
Clip | 1m 28s
Dr. Donald Johanson, founding director of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, talks about the discovery of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull, and what it tells us about the species Lucy belonged to.
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