A Crad d le of Humankind презентация

A Craddle of Humankind Project work School - #12 Form – 8a Name – A. Kassaev Teacher – N.Dmitrieva

What is it? The Craddle of Humankind is a paleoanthropological site. It occupies 47,000 hectares and contains a complex of limestone caves.

The Sterkfontein Caves contain the discovery of a 2.3-million-year-old fossil Australopithecus africanus (nicknamed "Mrs. Ples"), found in 1947 by Robert Broom and The Sterkfontein Caves contain the discovery of a 2.3-million-year-old fossil Australopithecus africanus (nicknamed "Mrs. Ples"), found in 1947 by Robert Broom and John T. Robinson.

Australopithecus africanus is an extinct species of the australopithecines, the first of an early -form species to be classified as hominin Australopithecus africanus is an extinct species of the australopithecines, the first of an early -form species to be classified as hominin

The oldest stone tools were also found here

Caves Cradle of Humankind caves are formed of limestone. Only few of them are well known at the moment. So may be we will see other amazing discoverings