Seated on sandbags in South Africa's Sterkfontein caves, where one of our earliest ancestors was found, Itumeleng Molefe ...

The Cradle of Humankind caves have finally reopened—this time with a refreshed experience that brings visitors face-to-face with active scientific discovery.

KRUGERSDORP - Seated on sandbags in a knee-deep grid dug in South Africa's Sterkfontein caves, where one of our earliest ...

One of humanity’s most important palaeontological sites”, the Sterkfontein Caves, reopened to the public on April 15, as it ...

Located in the vicinity of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the Cradle of Humankind is a treasure trove of early hominin fossils Some 2.5 million years ago when saber-toothed cats roamed the rolling ...

“Fossils from South African caves have played ... hominid hunters to shift their search to Africa. Visitors to the Cradle of Humankind can take guided walking tours of Sterkfontein and see ...

THE Garden of Eden is a mythological place where Adam and Eve once roamed, before a run-in with a snake and an apple tree got them banished. But some believe it was based on a real location ...

And this list is getting longer. As scientists discover new fossils, the hominid family tree grows new branches. But fossils are often difficult to categorize neatly as one species or another.

The so-called Cradle of Humankind, found in South Africa ... to be where human ancestry was born - with the earliest human fossils found in this area. The Omo I remains were found in the ...

Explore the Sterkfontein caves in South Africa, home to ancient human ancestors and groundbreaking scientific discoveries.