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#1107 Donald Johanson: Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis, and Homo habilis

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Social Structures and Tool Use in Early Hominins

This chapter examines the lack of stone tools found with Australopithecus afarensis fossils at Hadar, particularly focused on the 'first family' fossil locality. It explores the implications of their collective living arrangements and social complexity, while questioning the factors that led to their extinction.

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