Gondolin Cave
From Underfoot
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.
Gondolin
Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs, South Africa,

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Location: -25.827, 27.847, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
9 places
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Coopers Cave ⓘ
cave in South Africa -

Gondolin Cave ⓘ
South African cave system -

Haasgat ⓘ
cave in South Africa -

Malapa Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind ⓘ
cave -

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. -

Rising Star Cave ⓘ
cave in Egypt -

Sterkfontein ⓘ
archaeological site in South Africa -
Wonder Cave ⓘ
cave -

Unknown ⓘ
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| 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 | ||



