Here you go, Texans

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:32 am

http://www.hmns.org/exhibits/special_exhibits/lucy.asp

"Lucy" is coming to Houston.

Maybe they'll send along a couple of hand axes for the display.

Then the Club will finally be unable to say that there are no "Hand-Axes" in North America.

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:51 pm

Maybe they'll send along a couple of hand axes for the display.Then the Club will finally be unable to say that there are no "Hand-Axes" in North America.

Yuk, yuk, yuk!!

Opening a can of worms: I'd be interested in knowing different opinions as to how Lucy fits into human evolution, if at all.

I personally have a hard time buying into anything that's been hypothesized prior to H. erectus. Behavior and anatomy just seem too different, in my opinion.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:02 pm

Erectus didn't come from nowhere.

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:10 pm

Minimalist wrote:Erectus didn't come from nowhere.

Agreed. Whatever begins to exist has a cause.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:57 pm

Homo Habilis.

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:47 am

Homo Habilis.

Habilis to Erectus is a big jump.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/hab.html

http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigi ... _tree.html

kbs2244 · Post by **kbs2244** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:19 pm

I don't think Lucy will be there.
Sounds more like a slide show designed to let people know that the country even exists.

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:19 pm

Still rendered in Light Blue on your chart, Charlie.

Does that mean close enough for government work?