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Lucy was not a Neanderthal. She was an earlier form of hominid.

Lucy was an Australopithecus found in Africa, Ethiopia i believe to be exact. She is was one of the first almost complete skeletons found. she got their name from the beetles song that was playing when they found her.

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Is Lucy a neanderthal?

Lucy is not a Neanderthal, but rather a member of the species Australopithecus afarensis. Neanderthals were a separate species that existed in Europe and Asia, while Lucy lived in East Africa around 3.2 million years ago.


How did Lucy the neanderthal get her name?

Lucy got her name by a song written by the Beatles called "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds".


where was neanderthal man discovered?

Neanderthal man was first discovered in the Neander Valley (German: Neanderthal) near Düsseldorf, Germany in 1856, which is where the name "Neanderthal" comes from. Subsequent findings of Neanderthal fossils have been found in various locations in Europe and Asia.


When was the first neanderthal found?

The first Neanderthal fossils were found in Gibraltar when tunnels were built for defence, but they were not recognised as a different human species at the time. The first fossils to be recognised as different from modern humans were found in the Neander Valley, near Dusseldorf, Germany.


Where was the neanderthal skeleton found?

The Neander Valley in Germany.


When was ancient Lucy found?

Lucy was found in 1974.


Where was the neanderthal found?

Nowhere. They've only been found in Europe.


Where was Lucy the oldest human found?

The Lucy fossil was found in Hadar, Ethiopia.


When was the rock of Gibraltar found?

It has been inhabited since 128,000 BC by Neanderthal's


Where does the term Neanderthal originate?

From the Neander Valley in Germany, where the first fossils were found.


Where have remains of Neanderthal people been found in the world?

Parts of Africa and Europe....


Why were the people called neandertal?

The term "Neanderthal" comes from the Neander Valley in Germany where the first Neanderthal fossils were found in 1856. The fossil's scientific name is Homo neanderthalensis.