Ancient Origins
Ancient Origins seeks to uncover, what we believe, is one of the most important pieces of knowledge we can acquire as human beings — our beginnings.
The Death of Lucy: Has a 3.2 Million-Year-Old Mystery Finally Been Solved?
A team of scientists have proposed an explanation for what caused the death of the famous Australopithecus Afarensis known as Lucy. Analysis of bone fractures suggests that she may have met her fate due to a fall from a considerable height, such as from a tree. However, this proposition has been met with debate from other researchers who say the bones were compressed postmortem…how do these two points of view stack up against each other?
