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Where was Lucy found?

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Side view illustration of Australopithecus afarensis, an early human ancestor, shown walking upright with a hairy body and ape-like facial features. A scale beside the figure marks 12 inches and 40 centimeters. — Australopithecus Artist's rendering of *Australopithecus afarensis*, which lived from 3.8 to 2.9 million years ago.

The fossil known as "Lucy" was discovered by American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson at the Hadar site, located in the Afar region of Ethiopia.12

The discovery occurred on November 24, 1974, within the lower Awash River valley. The specimen, which is approximately 40 percent complete and dates to 3.2 million years ago, is classified as Australopithecus afarensis.13