In Our Case, Finding A Lucy Is

And What I Wanted To Do Was, I Wanted To Explore Problems And Areas Where We Didn't Have Answers. In Fact, Where We Didn't Even Know The Right Questions To Ask.

In Our Case, Finding A Lucy Is Unique. No One Will Ever Find Another Lucy. You Can't Order One From A Biological Supply House. It's A Unique Discovery, A Unique Specimen.

One Has To Devote Oneself To A Particular Pursuit. To Be Successful At Anything, You Have To Make A Total Commitment To It.

When The First Fossils Began To Be Found In Eastern Africa, In The Late 1950s, I Thought, What A Wonderful Marriage This Was, Biology And Anthropology. I Was Around 16 Years Old When I Made This Particular Choice Of Academic Pursuit.

As An Undergraduate, I Had An Opportunity To Go On A Number Of Archeological Digs. So I Had Experience Excavating, Digging Up Remains Of Ancient Indian Villages In The Midwest And In The Southwest.