Gondolin Cave

Gondolin Cave is a fossiliferous dolomitic paleocave system in the Northwest Province, South Africa. The paleocave formed in the Eccles Formation dolomites. Gondolin is currently the only described hominin-bearing fossil site in the Northwest Province-portion of the designated Cradle of Humankind UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cave is located on privately owned land and is not accessible to the public. As is the case with other South African Paleo-cave systems with Pliocene and/or Pleistocene fossil deposits, the system was mined for lime during the early 20th century. As a result, the system has been heavily disturbed and consists of only a small active cave, a series of in situ remnant cave deposits, and extensive dumpsites of ex situ calcified sediments produced during mining activities.

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Gondolin
paleontological site, archaeological site, cave, Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs, South Africa, 

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Location: -25.827, 27.847, 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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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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View of the GD 1 Excavations In Progress

Composite view GD 2 fossil site

A 180 degree panorama of the Gondolin cave system taken in 2004

Sterkfontein Caves 69

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		Unknown	surface mine	Wikidata
commons	image		View of the GD 1 Excavations In Progress		Commons
commons	image		Composite view GD 2 fossil site		Commons
commons	image		A 180 degree panorama of the Gondolin cave system taken in 2004		Commons
commons	image		Sterkfontein Caves 69		Commons