Lucy's ancient bones to tour US
The skeleton of the fossilised, 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy, will go on display in the US, Ethiopian officials say.
After four years of negotiations with the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Texas, Ethiopia agreed to lend the bones for scientific study until 2013. It is hoped Lucy's 11-leg tour will boost tourism and increase Ethiopia's profile as the "home of all humanity". She will leave her country of origin - and the origin of mankind - in June. As well as Lucy, the travelling exhibition will also include about 190 other Ethiopian artefacts including humankind's earliest stone tools. Officials say money from the tour will be used to improve museums across the country.
2006-10-25 03:00:57 · 7 answers · asked by zeca do trombone 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Until someone proves the contrary, Yes. Cool...........
2006-10-25 03:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ethiopia did not exist when Lucy existed. This is a common misreading of fossils and the like.
2006-10-25 11:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by andyoptic 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
life probably origingated there, but its one hell of a tough place to live now. i dont see ethiopia ever overcoming the stigma of a starving wasteland of a country.
2006-10-25 10:03:35 · answer #3 · answered by kristin 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
No - but I believe human kind fell apart in Eithiopia.
2006-10-25 10:02:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
i got a joke..Human kind is sooo stupid. HOW STUPID ARE THEY?..they don't even know where they came from...hahaha.
2006-10-25 10:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethiopia....is that next to jupter?
Ok I think so too.
2006-10-25 11:11:36 · answer #6 · answered by Kenshin 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No I don't.
2006-10-25 10:11:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋