Above: Visitors looking at displays of the famous female
hominid at the “Lucy’s Legacy” exhibit at Seattle’s Pacific
Science Center.
Tadias Magazine
Tadias Staff
Updated: Saturday, June 6, 2009
New York (Tadias) – After a disappointing West Coast appearance, which failed to draw crowds at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center, the world’s most famous fossil is coming to New York, organizers announced.
“We are very excited about the opportunity to introduce “Lucy” to the people of New York City because she evokes a strong response from everyone who sees her, and as such, she is the ultimate goodwill ambassador for Ethiopia,” Joel A. Bartsch, president of the Houston Museum of Natural Science said in a press release.. “Lucy not only validates Ethiopia’s claim as the Cradle of Mankind, she also introduces viewers to the rich cultural heritage that has flourished in Ethiopia over the course of the last 3,000 years, and to the vibrant country that Ethiopia is today.”
The 3.2 million-year-old Lucy, the oldest and most complete adult human ancestor fully retrieved from African soil, was secretly flown out of Ethiopia in August of 2007 for a 6-year controversial tour of the United States. The Smithsonian Institution had warned that experts don’t believe the fragile remains should travel.
Lucy will be on display at the Discovery Times Square Exposition in New York City. The new state-of-the-art exhibition space is located in the former printing presses building of The New York Times (226 West 44th Street).
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I think the world has to know the exact location where ” Lucy ” has been discovered. We all know, It’s in East Ethiopia, Afar volcanic region. But what I mean is, that the people have to understand that Ethiopia is in the Horn of East Africa. And then, the right Afar name, of the place ” Lucy ” has been unearthed, thank you.
Lucy was found by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray on the 24th of November, 1974, at the site of Hadar in Ethiopia.