The largest fertile fossil hominid area in the world between 3.5 – 1.5 million years ago is in South Africa. It is in the Sterkfontein valley near Johannesburg. The 3 sites found here are: Sterkfontein, Kromdraai and Swartkrans.
Female skull from Swartkrans (SK48)
Sterkfontein Cave Visitor Interpretation Centre, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa
Sterkfontein Cave Visitor Interpretation Centre, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa
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Source: The Archaeology of Southern Africa p.44-45
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