QUICK FACTS
Milestone: Fossil “Lucy” discovered
When: Nov. 24, 1974
Where: Hadar, Ethiopia
Who: Anthropologists Donald Johanson and Tom Gray
More than 50 years ago, two anthropologists were digging in Hadar, Ethiopia, when they spotted something…
Science history: Iconic ‘Lucy’ fossil discovered, transforming our understanding of human evolution — Nov. 24, 1974
