The hyperrealistic artistic reconstruction of the female Austrolopithecus afarensis (Lucy), based on finds from Hadar, Ethiopia, in the National Museum of Prague on February 4, 2025 in Prague, is pictured on the sidelines of a press conference held by the Czech Prime Minister and Ethiopia's Tourism Minister (both unseen) about bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18 million year-old human ancester which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display from August 25 in Prague, for the first time ever in Europe. The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. The find was, at the time, the most complete ever found, and revolutionised the understanding of humanity's ancestors. "Lucy's skeletal remains will be displayed in Europe for the first time ever," Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters as he announced the rare loan by Ethiopia's National Museum. The fragments will be shown at Prague's National Museum as part of a "Human Origins and Fossils" exhibition for two months from August 25. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP) (Photo by MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images)