Lucy as “one of us”: Public misconception, national narrative, and the scientific evidence about Australopithecus afarensis in Ethiopia
Public Understanding of Science
Published online on December 08, 2025
Abstract
Public Understanding of Science, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 508-514, May 2026.
The 1974 discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia marked a watershed moment in paleoanthropology. While the scientific community classifies Lucy as an extinct early hominin species that predatesHomo sapiensby millions of years, in Ethiopia, she has been embraced ...
The 1974 discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia marked a watershed moment in paleoanthropology. While the scientific community classifies Lucy as an extinct early hominin species that predatesHomo sapiensby millions of years, in Ethiopia, she has been embraced ...