Visit the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa. In the Sterkfontein Caves, northwest of Johannesburg, are fossil sites where some of the earliest evidence of human evolution have been unearthed!
Archaeologists have discovered human remains here, some of which are more than 2 million years old! These discoveries have earned the area the title of “the Cradle of Humankind” and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
South Africa’s natural and human fossil history dates back hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years. Early dinosaur fossils have been discovered in the Western Cape and up to 80% of mammalian fossils found so far have been discovered in the Karoo.
Travel tip: You can visit the hominid fossil displays and learn more about the beginnings of our planet at the Maropeng Visitors Centre and Sterkfontein Caves.
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