Seated on sandbags in a knee-deep grid dug in South Africa's Sterkfontein caves, where one of our earliest ancestors was found, Itumeleng Molefe swept ancient soil into a blue dustpan, each ...

For two and a half years, the "Cradle of Humankind" has been closed. Now, the caves deemed by scientists to hold the key to understanding where humans came from, are open again to anyone visiting ...

The complex is housed within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, a rich source of artefacts for palaeontologists since it was first discovered. "My aim is to find important bones here ...

They're part of a major fossil site in South Africa known as the "Cradle of Humankind." Mark Edward Harris Scientists say early human ancestors, whose remains are in a South African cave, lived about ...

Photo: EcoSolutions. Long-term conservation efforts were celebrated in the Cradle of Humankind when two barn owls were successfully ringed from an owl box that has been in use for nearly a decade.

Johannesburg - Two years, the Malapa Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind brought us Australopithecus sediba – a previously undiscovered hominid species. Now, the same site has given ...

The complex is housed within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, a rich source of artefacts for palaeontologists since it was first discovered. "My aim is to find important bones here ...

The iconic caves some 50km northwest of Johannesburg, is one Africa's largest collection of hominin fossils and was closed to the public in 2022 due to flooding that destroyed its entrance. Photo ...

South Africa's 'cradle of humankind' caves reopens for public Located 50 km (30 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, the caves closed nearly three years ago due to flooding and reopened Tuesday with ...

South Africa’s ‘cradle of humankind’ caves reopen to public, reveals ancient human artifacts AFP | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri Published on: Apr 16, 2025 06:11 pm IST ...