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 Cradle of Mankind - World Heritage Sites
Recent exciting discoveries show South Africa to be the cradle of mankind, the home of the earliest societies. It has eclipsed other parts of Africa in the search for human origins. Our archeological and palaeontological sites have attracted attention from scientists and visitors alike. Among the places to be visited, singly or combined into tours, are: Sterkfontein Caves, Gauteng, where Raymond Dart
discovered Mrs Ples and Philip Tobias identified Littlefoot, Mapungubwe's
royal burial, bushman paintings and engravings. Visits with specialist
guide to palaeontological sites and digs, lunch at Cornuti or buffet picnic
on the banks of the Motsetse Stream, can be combined with an overnight
at the Cradle World Heritage Site and game viewing. The Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, is a private
reserve of rolling highveld with a rich diversity of flora and fauna,
evidence of past cultures from early man to the Boer War. Mapungubwe, North West province where a king
and queen were buried with the oldest known gold artifacts. Wildlife experience
on the Limpopo River. The West Coast Fossil Park, Western Cape - where
discoveries include the footprint of Eve and the earliest known work of
art - a 70 000 year old block of ochre, engraved with an abstract design
as well as the skull of a prehistoric bear, one of the biggest carnivores
to walk the earth. Visitors can search for small fossils. |
