This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2026 shows a view of the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The museum houses collections of precious heritages, including fossilized bones of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis, named "Lucy", which is believed to live about 3.2 million years ago. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

A staff member introduces the replica of Lucy's bones at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 12, 2026.

The museum houses collections of precious heritages, including fossilized bones of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis, named "Lucy", which is believed to live about 3.2 million years ago. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2026 shows the replica of Lucy's bones displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The museum houses collections of precious heritages, including fossilized bones of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis, named "Lucy", which is believed to live about 3.2 million years ago. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

People visit the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 12, 2026.

The museum houses collections of precious heritages, including fossilized bones of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis, named "Lucy", which is believed to live about 3.2 million years ago. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

People visit the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 12, 2026.

The museum houses collections of precious heritages, including fossilized bones of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis, named "Lucy", which is believed to live about 3.2 million years ago. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)