Don Johanson on Lucy’s Legacy: Our African Origins

Date of Event: December 8, 2011

Posted: November 23, 2011

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Donald Johanson

GRANVILLE, Ohio—“Lucy’s Legacy: Our African Origins,” a lecture by Don Johanson, examines his discovery of a 3.18 million year old hominid skeleton, "Lucy", as well as recent breakthroughs in the human migration story. The lecture takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, in the auditorium of Slayter Hall (200 Ridge Road). The event, co-sponsored by the Ronneberg Lecture Series and the Spectrum campuswide theme, “Migrations,” is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marlaine Browning at 740-587-6206 or visit www.denison.edu.

 
Johanson is a professor of paleoanthropology in Arizona State University’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change, and he is the founding director of the Institute of Human Origins. His breakthrough discovery of Lucy, a 3.18 million year old hominid skeleton, was one of the key discoveries of the 20th century. Johanson will expand upon the scientific breakthrough in the human migration story and take us on a journey through the evolutionary development and migrations of humankind, from hominids to human beings.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Lecture by Donald Johanson, “Lucy’s Legacy: Our African Origins,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, in the auditorium of Slayter Hall (200 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marlaine Browning at 740-587-6206 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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