Tyler jankowski emmett english 4 4 2012 lucy the beginnings of humankind is the story behind the discovery of the oldest humanoid skeleton this book was not written by the man who discovered lucy but a man who loved the skeleton and the history of how it was discovered this book is a collection of the journal entries quotes and actual information of the expedition after the discovery of lucy the book begins to talk about the evolution of man the book begins to tell where . Lucy the beginnings of humankind lucy a glorious successthe science manages to be as exciting and spellbinding as the juiciest gossip san franscisco chronicle in the story of the. Lucy the beginnings of humankind by johanson donald c publication date 1990 topics australopithecus afarensis fossil hominids africa fossil hominids ethiopia publisher new york simon and schuster collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks digitizing sponsor kahle austin foundation contributor internet archive language english 409 p 24 cm reprint originally . Lucy the beginnings of humankind by johanson donald c edey maitland a maitland armstrong 1910 1992. Lucy is a 32 million year old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution she is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century the benchmark by which other discoveries of human ancestors are judged from lucys legacy in his new york times bestseller lucy the beginnings of humankind renowned paleoanthropologist donald johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study