Media Response

Exciting and controversial, Lucy’s Legacy is making news across the nation, and the world. View media coverage of this historic exhibit here.

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August 31, 2007: KHOU - World's most famous fossil makes her Houston debut

August 31, 2007: ABC World News - Famed Fossil Goes on Tour

August 31, 2007: Houston Chronicle - A day in the life of Lucy

August 31, 2007: Bloomberg - Lucy's Ancient Bones Visit Houston Museum as Scientists Fret

August 30, 2007: Greater Houston Weekly - Controversy accompanies famous fossil on journey to Houston

August 29, 2007: Voice of America - Hominid Lucy visits United States

August 29, 2007: Chicago Tribune - Lucy ready to show what Ethiopia's about

August 28, 2007: Chicago Tribune - Lucy gets 1st party in 3 million years

August 28, 2007: Associated Press - Famed fossil is unveiled on eve of controversial tour

August 27, 2007: Time - The Hassles of Having Lucy in Houston

August 27, 2007: Houston Chronicle - Lucy gets here safely, but debate over display rages

August 26, 2007: Houston Chronicle - Museum director provides the lowdown on Lucy

August 12, 2007: Washington Post - Houston Loves Lucy

August 10, 2007: British Archaeology - Let Lucy Sparkle

August 7, 2007: Houston Chronicle - Lucy hits Houston, then goes incognito

August 1, 2007: The Independent - Meet the ancestors: the story of our evolution continues

July 12, 2007: Houston Chronicle - She's Old and She's Unique

August 31, 2007: Texas Monthly - Lucy's Legacy | Can also be found at texasmonthly.com/arts/jordanspick

July 16, 2007: Reuters - Newly discovered hominid fossils include jaws, partial skeleton.pdf