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Human Ancestor Lucy Gets First European Showing In Prague

The National Museum of Prague already has hyperrealistic artistic reconstructions of human ancestors (Credit: AFP)

The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time Monday at the Czech National Museum in Prague.

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

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