Luzia Woman
Upper Paleolithic period skeleton of a Paleo-Indian woman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luzia Woman (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈzi.ɐ]) is the name for an Upper Paleolithic period skeleton of a Paleo-Indian woman who was found in a cave in Brazil. The 11,500-year-old skeleton was found in a cave in the Lapa Vermelha archeological site in Pedro Leopoldo, in the Greater Belo Horizonte region of Brazil, in 1974 by archaeologist Annette Laming-Emperaire.[1][2]
Catalog no. | Lapa Vermelha IV Hominid 1 |
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Common name | Luzia |
Species | Homo sapiens |
Age | 11,243–11,710 cal BP |
Place discovered | Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil |
Date discovered | 1974 (1974) |
Discovered by | Annette Laming-Emperaire |
The nickname Luzia was chosen in homage to the Australopithecus fossil Lucy.[3] The fossil was kept at the National Museum of Brazil, where it was shown to the public until it was fragmented during a fire that destroyed the museum on September 2, 2018.[4][5] On October 19, 2018, it was announced that most of Luzia's remains were identified from the Museu Nacional debris, which allowed them to rebuild part of her skeleton.[6][7][8]