Lucy's Lasting Legacy
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Explore the history of the Lucy fossil in this new special from Arizona PBS.
“Lucy” is the fossil skeleton that forever changed our understanding of where we came from. Fifty years after her discovery in Africa, scientists are still unraveling how Lucy and her species fit into the bigger picture of human evolution.
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Lucy's Lasting Legacy is a local public television program presented by Arizona PBS
Lucy's Lasting Legacy
Lucy's Lasting Legacy preview
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“Lucy” is the fossil skeleton that forever changed our understanding of where we came from. Fifty years after her discovery in Africa, scientists are still unraveling how Lucy and her species fit into the bigger picture of human evolution.
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Clip | 1m 28s | Learn about the significance of how Lucy would have walked. (1m 28s)
Clip | 2m 39s | Discover the differences between the sexes in Lucy's species. (2m 39s)
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Lucy's face: Art meets science
Clip | 3m 58s | John Gurche, a paleo artist, explains his process for reconstructing Lucy's facial features. (3m 58s)
Clip | 1m 28s | Learn about the people and region where Lucy the fossil was originally found in Ethiopia. (1m 28s)
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Lucy's Lasting Legacy is a local public television program presented by Arizona PBS