Prague museum to host Europe’s first exhibit of 3.18-million year-old Lucy


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The Lucy fragments will be shown at Prague's National Museum as part of a 'Human Origins And Fossils' exhibition, which opens on Aug 25. Photo: AFP

The bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18-million year-old human ancestor which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time in Prague this year, the Czech premier said on Tuesday.

The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. The find was, at the time, the most complete ever found, and revolutionised the understanding of humanity's ancestors.

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