Sterkfontein

Sterkfontein is a set of limestone caves of special interest in paleoanthropology located in Gauteng province, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Muldersdrift area close to the town of Krugersdorp. The archaeological sites of Swartkrans and Kromdraai are in the same area. Sterkfontein is a South African National Heritage Site and was also declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. The area in which it is situated is known as the Cradle of Humankind. The Sterkfontein Caves are also home to numerous wild African species including Belonogaster petiolata, a wasp species of which there is a large nesting presence.

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Sterkfontein Caves
archaeological site, protected area, paleontological site, cave, Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs, South Africa, 

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Location: -26.016, 27.7346, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Coopers Cave ⓘ
  cave in South Africa

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  Gondolin Cave ⓘ
  South African cave system

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  Haasgat ⓘ
  cave in South Africa

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  Malapa Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind ⓘ
  cave

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  Rising Star Cave ⓘ
  The Rising Star cave system (also known as Westminster or Empire cave) is located in the Malmani dolomites, in Bloubank River valley.

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  Rising Star Cave ⓘ
  cave in Egypt

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  Sterkfontein ⓘ
  archaeological site in South Africa

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  Wonder Cave ⓘ
  cave

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  Radiontein Estates Gold Mines ⓘ
  

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  South Roodepoort Main Reef Gold Mines ⓘ
  

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Sterkfonteingrotte

Sterkfontein chert

Sterkfontein Piltdown man

Dent STS 1881

Australopithèque Cerveau Double

• The development of a new geospatial framework for the palaeoanthropological site of the Sterkfontein Caves, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa - scientific article published on 3 March 2016
• The ape-man / Robert Broom. - (11.1949) - scientific article published in November 1949, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Coopers Cave	paleontological site, archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gondolin Cave	paleontological site, archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Haasgat	paleontological site, archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Malapa Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Rising Star Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Rising Star Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Sterkfontein	paleontological site, protected area, archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Wonder Cave	show cave	Wikidata
site	mine		Radiontein Estates Gold Mines	gold mine	Wikidata
site	mine		South Roodepoort Main Reef Gold Mines	gold mine	Wikidata
commons	image		SterkfonteinCaves3		Commons
commons	image		SterkfonteinCaves2		Commons
commons	image		SterkfonteinCave		Commons
commons	image		Sterkfontein		Commons
commons	image		SterkfonteinCaves1		Commons
commons	image		Sterkfonteingrotte		Commons
commons	image		Sterkfontein chert		Commons
commons	image		Sterkfontein Piltdown man		Commons
commons	image		Dent STS 1881		Commons
commons	image		Australopithèque Cerveau Double		Commons