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Cradle of Humankind

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With close to 400 attractions that include the Nirox sculpture park, and Maropeng and the Sterkfontein Caves, The Cradle is within easy driving distance of Joburg (around 60 minutes) and offers attractions for the whole family. 

The oldest hominid fossils were discovered in Gauteng in this area, now a world heritage site and remains of our ancient ancestors continue to be found in the Cradle of Humankind which is an active digging site for paleoanthropological research.

The most recent discovery, Australopithecus sediba, was made in 2010 and is said to be 1.977 million years old. Other notable remains found in the area include Mrs Ples, a 2.3 million year hominid skull and the mysterious Little Foot, discovered in 1995 and thought to be over 3 million years old. Ancient animal and plant fossils also discovered here suggest that this hot and relatively dry region of South Africa, was once part of a tropical rainforest where giant monkeys and sabre-toothed cats roamed the land.

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