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Video. Lucy and Selam Fossils Go on Display in Europe for the First Time

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Video. For the first time in history, two of the world’s most famous hominin fossils, ‘Lucy’ and ‘Selam’, have travelled from Ethiopia to Europe for public display.

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One more reason to organize a school trip to the East? For the first time, Lucy's bone fragments will be on display in Europe. From Ethiopia to the Czech Republic, the remains of this bipedal hominid are now on display at the Czech National Museum in Prague for two months only. "Possibly dead between the ages of 11 and 13 (which is considered adulthood for this species), measuring less than 1.10 m tall and weighing around 29 kg, Lucy is usually …

Lucy and Selam have traveled together for the first time outside their native Ethiopia. One lived 3.2 million years ago, the other 150,000 years earlier. Ethiopia has lent them together for the first time, and they are on display at the National Museum.

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Česká televize broke the news in on Monday, August 25, 2025.
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