Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
하우텡주
part of a World Heritage site in South Africa
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4 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation3:50
Located approximately 50 kilometers northwest of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa, this historic region is globally recognized as the Cradle of Humankind. The registered name of this site on the UNESCO World…
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Resembling a massive burial mound rising gracefully from the open highveld, this extraordinary architectural monument symbolically reflects humankind's profound journey from our ancient past into the future. Standing directly in…
Listen in the app3Kromdraai Fossil Site and Paranthropus robustus3:44
The Kromdraai fossil site represents a legendary location in paleoanthropology, where a local schoolboy chance discovery of fossilized teeth and skull fragments led directly to the definition of an entirely new hominin genus.…
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Today we have traveled through millions of years of deep time, walking upon the historic landscape of the Cradle of Humankind UNESCO World Heritage Site where our distant ancestors first walked upright. From the remarkable…
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What is Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs?
Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs is a place in 하우텡주 with 4 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 하우텡주 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 4 |
| Total length | 14 min 11 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | -25.9292, 27.7889 |
| Last updated |