11701. THE FUSS OVER LUCY: SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY AND THE PRIMITIVE HOMIND AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS. Discusses and analyzes the A. afarensis discovery represented by Lucy and her fossil hominid "relatives" found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The analysis looks closely at the scientific debate surrounding the discoveries and Johanson's claims, considering them also in light of recent new fossil hominid discoveries. 18 pages, 36 footnotes, 25 bibliographic sources.