Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
Also known as Cradle of Humankind
CulturalSouth Africa
South Africa
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Africa
South Africa
Inscribed
1999
Area
25,000 ha
In preparation
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites
South AfricaCultural60 km away
Vredefort Dome
South AfricaNatural98 km away
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Lesotho, South AfricaMixed425 km away
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
South AfricaCultural453 km away
The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa
South AfricaCultural519 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ1130112, open data (CC0)
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