Lucy was a female hominoid that lived in what is now called the Awash Valley in Hadar some 3.2 million years ago, and when her skeletons were discovered in 1974, Ethiopia then claimed that it was the first dwelling of mankind, however, recent findings in Kenya, such as the discovery of Kenyanthropus platyops in 1998, have come to challenge Lucy as to who really is the direct ancestor of humankind. The discovery would change the prevailing theories of how, when and where human ancestors climbed out of trees and began walking up right and using tools.
But how do you know that Lucy is female, when she died, how she was walking, and why she called? Donald Johanson, the anthropologist from
Lucy was a female hominoid that lived in what is now called the Awash Valley in Hadar some 3.2 million years ago, and when her skeletons [skeleton (singular) OR bones] were discovered in 1974, Ethiopia then claimed that it was the first dwelling [strange? definition of dwelling: a house or place to live in] of mankind, however, recent findings in Kenya, such as the discovery of Kenyanthropus platyops in 1998, have come to challenge Lucy as to who really is the direct ancestor of humankind [shorter and clearer: have come to challenge Lucy as the direct ancestor of humankind]. The discovery would change the prevailing theories of how, when and where human ancestors climbed out of [the]trees and began walking up right and using tools. Lucy’s scientific name is Australopithecus afarensis, the first word means “Southern Ape” and the second word signifies she was discovered in the Afar region. When she was discovered, only a little over half of her skeletons [skeleton was found] were found, and she probably did not live more than 20 years and weighed around 60 pounds and stood three and a half feet.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBut how do you know that Lucy is female, when she died, how she was walking, and why she called [what she was called]? Donald Johanson, the anthropologist from Chicago University who discovered her, tells us all and you can get it the following link, http://www.asu.edu/clas/iho/lucy.html.
[Interesting topic! I'm left with some questions though: you hint at new discoveries changing our views, but you do not go into it in details, but instead go back to your main idea.
the ending is intriguing but, like the remark just above, leaves me wanting more. the blog does not really have a single focus but tries to cover too much and in doing so, loses focus and consequently flow.
Next time try to limit the scope to just Lucy / or Lucy dethroned or Why's Lucy called Lucy. This way it is easier to maintain flow.
ODP]