Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fossil_Hominid_Sites_of_South_Africa
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Cradle_of_Humankind
gptkbp:area 47,000 hectares
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Sterkfontein_Caves
gptkb:Kromdraai
gptkb:Swartkrans
gptkb:Taung_Skull_Fossil_Site
Makapan Valley
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:criteria (iii)
(vi)
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:South_African_Heritage_Resources_Agency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Australopithecus_africanus
gptkb:Paranthropus_robustus
gptkb:Homo_naledi
gptkb:Mrs._Ples
Taung Child
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_West
gptkb:Gauteng
Limpopo
gptkbp:significance contains hominid fossils dating back over 3 million years
gptkbp:UNESCO_region gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Cultural
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1999
915
gptkbp:website https://www.cradleofhumankind.co.za/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Afrique_du_Sud
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4