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eLucy is a website that will help you to learn about the world's most famous fossil, Lucy, a member of the species Australopithecus afarensis, who lived 3.2 million years ago. Lucy was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, and she is unique because over 40% of her skeleton was recovered, making her one of the most complete australopithecine fossils ever found. This website provides activities and lessons that will help you to learn about Lucy's place within the history of human evolution. Some activities are online, but others can be completed offline. After studying Lucy, you can investigate other aspects of human evolution at www.eFossils.org. You can learn more about the human and primate skeleton at www.eSkeletons.org.

Beginning on 31 August 2007, Lucy began her first public tour of the United States and can be viewed in the exhibit, "Lucy's Legacy: the Treasures of Ethiopia" at The Houston Museum of Natural Science.

TEACHERS > Lessons

This section is a collection of lessons and suggested activities that may be used to supplement science classes focusing on human evolution and human origins.

STUDENTS > Activities

This section contains crosswords, puzzles, life-size printouts and other activities to help students learn more about Lucy and human origins.

COMPARE LUCY

Visitors can view individual bones from Lucy and compare her bone morphology with the anatomy of chimpanzees and modern humans. Just select an element to get started.