Dr. Donald Johanson, one of the most accomplished scholars of human origins, discovered the most widely known and thoroughly studied fossil of the 20th century, the 3.2-million-year-old "Lucy" skeleton.
The 7 p.m. lecture, titled “Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins,” is free and open to the public, although seat reservations are necessary at http://tinyurl.com/9b4ljwl.
Dr. Johanson’s life's work has produced some of the most groundbreaking discoveries in the study of human origins, including the 3.2-million-year-old "Lucy" skeleton which he unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974. In his remarks, he will recall Lucy’s discovery and explore the lessons learned from looking at humanity through the lens of time. There will be a book signing after his lecture.
A native of Chicago, Dr. Johanson received his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago and went on join the Anthropology faculty at Case Western University, Kent State and Stanford. His reputation is based on his archaeological work in the field, which began while he was still an undergraduate. He has participated in expeditions in South Africa, Tanzania and, most famously, Ethiopia.
Dr. Johanson is currently director of the Institute of Human Origins he founded at Arizona State University in 1981.
For more details about the event, phone 817-257-7470 or email Shawn Keane at s.keane@tcu.edu.
