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The Cradle of Humankind [1] [2] [3] is a paleoanthropological site that is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, [4] the site is home to the largest known concentration of human ancestral remains anywhere in the world. [5]
Malapa Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind. / 25.8951°S 27.8013°E / -25.8951; 27.8013. Malapa is a fossil-bearing cave located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the well known South African hominid -bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Swartkrans and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north-northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is ...
Eureka Diamond. The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It originally weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was later cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, which is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and ...
Homo naledi is an extinct species of archaic human discovered in 2013 in the Rising Star Cave system, Gauteng province, South Africa (See Cradle of Humankind ), dating to the Middle Pleistocene 335,000–236,000 years ago. The initial discovery comprises 1,550 specimens of bone, representing 737 different skeletal elements, and at least 15 ...
Six days after the attack, a part of the wetsuit was found, showing marks of a shark biting it. Assuming the person wearing the wetsuit was alive at the time of the shark bites, it would result in death. However, it is unknown if Symons was alive at the time of the bites, or if he was even in the wetsuit. The body of Symons was never found. [43]
1950, Sasol, the country's largest fuel producer, was founded. 1950, Q20 lubricant was invented by Mr. Robertson in Pinetown. [2] Q20 is an all purpose lubricating spray that is owned by the Triton-Leo Group (Pty) Ltd. [3] The name derives from "it has 20 answers to 20 questions". 1957, Flame ionization detector by Harley and Pretorius at the ...
Mrs. Ples is the popular nickname for the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus ever found in South Africa.Many Australopithecus fossils have been found near Sterkfontein, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, in a region of Gauteng (part of the old Transvaal) now designated as the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.
History of South Africa. The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago. [ 1] In 1999, UNESCO designated the region the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site. [ 2] South Africa's first known inhabitants have been referred to as the Khoisan, the Khwe and the San.