Ethiopia Fossils to Be Displayed in U.S.

The framed hominid fossil "Lucy," is seen at a exhibition at the Ethiopian Natural History Museum in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. One of the world's most famous fossils _ the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy skeleton unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974 _ is to travel to the United States, going on display abroad for the first time, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Les Neuhaus)

(AP) -- One of the world's most famous fossils - the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy skeleton unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974 - will go on display abroad for the first time in the United States, officials said Tuesday.

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