Located in the vicinity of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the Cradle of Humankind is a treasure trove ... a collection of natural rock basins, streams and caves in a lush river valley.

The area is known as the Cradle of Humankind. Scientists have identified ... when the anatomist Raymond Dart found an unusual, bumpy rock among rubble that had been sent to him from a quarry.

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 ...

Located in the heart of the Unesco Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site ... hot young sun — how this dust and gas melded into clumps of rock by the forces of drag and then, after being ...

The fossilized remains of one of the smallest known human relatives have been unearthed in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind ... two feet but retained some climbing abilities, perhaps as ...

The Rising Star Expedition – a team consisting mostly of women – has been delving deep into the Cradle of Humankind’s caves looking for fossils. A two-million-year-old fox fossil has been ...

A general view of the lake inside the Sterkfontein caves located within the Cradle of Humankind UNESCO World Heritage Site in Krugersdorp near Johannesburg on April 15, 2025. The iconic caves some ...