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Sterkfontein

Sterkfontein is a set of limestone caves of special interest in paleoanthropology located in Gauteng province, about 40 kilometres… Read more…

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Taxi · 8 min
Sterkfontein
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Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
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Sterkfontein is a set of limestone caves of special interest in paleoanthropology located in Gauteng province, about 40 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Muldersdrift area close to the town of Krugersdorp. The archaeological sites of Swartkrans and Kromdraai are in the same area. Sterkfontein is a South African National Heritage Site and was also declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. The area in which it is situated is known as the Cradle of Humankind. The Sterkfontein Caves are also home to numerous wild African species including Belonogaster petiolata, a wasp species of which there is a large nesting presence.

Numerous early hominin remains have been found at the site over the last few decades. These have been attributed to Australopithecus, early Homo and Paranthropus.

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Official Website whc.unesco.org/en/list/915
Address South Africa
Coordinates 26°0'56.367" S, 27°44'4.421" E
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Sterkfontein
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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