Ethiopia Archaeologists Make Important Fossil Find

Reuters - UK ^ | 3-5-2005

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Ethiopia Archaeologists Make Important Fossil Find

Sat Mar 5, 2005 12:03 PM GMT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Archaeologists studying human origins in eastern Ethiopia have discovered 12 fossils that appear to be older than the famous fossil "Lucy," the team leader said on Saturday. "The discovery of 12 early hominid fossÿil specimens estimated to be between 3.8 to 4 million years old will be important in terms of understanding the early phases of human evolution before Lucy," Ethiopian archeologist Yohannes Haile Selassie told a news conference.

"It is hoped that the new discoveries will allow scientists to connect the dots, furthering our knowledge of the time period in human evolution," he added.

Lucy is Ethiopia's world-acclaimed archaeological find. The discovery of the almost complete hominid skeleton, estimated to be at least 3.2 million years old, in 1974 was a landmark in the search for the origins of humanity.

Yohannes said the new find was made approximately 37 miles north of the site where Lucy was discovered in the eastern region of Afar.

The excavated specimens included parts of one individual's skeleton, complete with ribs, vertebrae and pelvis, he said. Animal remains were also uncovered.

Twenty years after Lucy was unearthed, archaeologists dug up the remains of a chimpanzee-sized ape, estimated at 4.4 million years old, in the same Afar region.

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On another note. I saw a documentarty the other night about a guy that was looking for the location of King Solomon's mines. King Solomon sent his ships to a place named Ofir. (Afar?) There were some ancient gold mines there and some still in operation but, no conclusion was made about it being Ofir.

[martin_fierro]

You Who.

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[Renfield]

What the heck is a "fossÿil"?

[SirChas]

have discovered 12 fossils that appear to be older than the famous fossil "Lucy,"

Is this Lucy?

[blam]

"What the heck is a "fossÿil"?"

LOL. I thought about correcting that but, I was sure someone would come along and perhaps tell me an interesting story about what it means. (I suppose there's still time for that, huh?)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Martin and Blam, for the ping. Will ping the list when I'm home.

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[LiteKeeper]

YEC INTREP - Paleontology

[Junior]

Ping.

[RightWhale]

connect the dots

Connecting dots or extending the record?

[mewzilla]

LOL. Lucy was gracile. That's a robustus.

[PatrickHenry]

EvolutionPing

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[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[js1138]

That's two more intermediates that haven't been found.

[b_sharp]

Donkey Shine for the ping.

[b_sharp]

Please don't do that while I'm drinking.

[Right Wing Professor]

That's two more intermediates that haven't been found.

And three more gaps for the creationists!

[dead]

I would think that an "important" fossil find in Ethiopa would be one that still had some meat on it.

[bobdsmith]

I wonder what hominid leg would taste like.

[furball4paws]

You got the wrong phylum.