Lucy and The Leakeys

Read the booklet you can find HERE.   As you read, use the text to answer the questions below on a piece of paper.


1. What year was Louis born? What year was Mary born? What year was Lucy born?

2. What is a Homo sapien?

3.  Paleo means ancient, an archeologist is a scientist who studies human history. What do you think a paleoarchaeologist studies?

4. Why did paleoarchaeologist in the early 1900s not consider Africa as a potential site for the origin of makind?

5. Why was the discovery of Lucy important to scientists? What did they learn from Lucy's bones?

6. What country was Lucy discovered in?

7. What important discovery did Mary make in 1976?