adding fuel to the theory that humans and their ancestors originated in Africa. In 1999, UNESCO declared the area a World Heritage site, referring to it as the “undisputed Cradle of Humankind.” ...

The continent of Africa is known as the “cradle of humanity” because it is where our early human ancestors first evolved. More specifically, the term “Cradle of Humankind” refers to one ...

Seated on sandbags in a knee-deep grid dug in South Africa's Sterkfontein caves ... The complex is housed within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, a rich source of artefacts for ...

South Africa's Sterkfontein caves ... The complex is housed within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, a rich source of artefacts for palaeontologists since it was first discovered.

Seated on sandbags in a knee-deep grid dug in South Africa's Sterkfontein caves ... The complex is housed within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, a rich source of artefacts for ...

Krugersdorp, South Africa: Seated on sandbags in a knee ... The complex is housed within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, a rich source of artefacts for palaeontologists since it ...

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