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Donald Johanson discusses his book "Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind"

BROADCAST: Mar. 16, 1981 | DURATION: 00:53:54

Synopsis

Studs talks with Donald Johanson about his book "Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind," in which the famed paleoanthropologist describes his discovery of the female hominin fossil in Ethiopia. The conversation includes talk of Charles Darwin, Eugène Dubois' Java Man discovery, what makes a hominid, holes in the fossil record, fossil dating, his disagreements with Louis and Richard Leakey, site discovery, and his belief that the Hadar Formation in the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia holds the keys to the evolutionary puzzle. Includes snippets of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

Details

Broadcast Date
Mar. 16, 1981

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 53.13 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
53 minutes, 54 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Science and Science Writers Anthropology & Sociology Education Environment, Ecology Music - Rock & Pop

Tags

Johanson, Donald C. Johanson, Donald C. Lucy, the beginnings of humankind / Authors, American. Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Edey, Maitland A. (Maitland Armstrong), 1910-1992 Java man Dubois, Eugène, 1858-1940 Leakey, Richard E. Leakey, L. S. B. (Louis Seymour Bazett), 1903-1972 Lucy (Prehistoric hominid) Ethiopia Dart, Raymond A. (Raymond Arthur), 1893-1988 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Homo habilis Ardrey, Robert Ardrey, Robert. The territorial imperative : Ardrey, Robert. African genesis;

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