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Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
Gauteng, Limpopo and North-west provinces
13.543.20 km
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Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa

Gauteng, Limpopo and North-west provinces
Identifier 915
states za
category cultural
criteria (iii)(vi)
Title fossil hominid sites of south africa
latitude -24.1586093903
longitude 29.1769409180
location gauteng, limpopo and north-west provinces
Region africa
year 1999
unique number 1069
description the taung skull fossil site, part of the extension to the site inscribed in 1999, is the place where in 1924 the celebrated taung skull – a specimen of the species australopithecus africanus – was found. makapan valley, also in the site, features in its many archaeological caves traces of human occupation and evolution dating back some 3.3 million years. the area contains essential elements that define the origin and evolution of humanity. fossils found there have enabled the identification of several specimens of early hominids, more particularly of paranthropus, dating back between 4.5 million and 2.5 million years, as well as evidence of the domestication of fire 1.8 million to 1 million years ago.
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3.25 M
Republic of South Africa
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-24,15 ° × 29,17 °
24 ° 10 ′ 31 ″ S × 29 ° 11 ′ 37 ″ E 		13.543.20 km
209 ° SW
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