Cradle of Humankind

Gauteng · South Africa

Cradle of Humankind, South Africa
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A cluster of limestone caves northwest of Johannesburg that has yielded some of the richest hominin fossil finds on Earth. Sites like Sterkfontein have reshaped scientific understanding of human origins.

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