Swartkrans
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swartkrans-173-8717810
title:
Swartkrans
text:
Swartkrans is a fossil-bearing cave designated as a South African National Heritage Site, located about 32 km (20 mi) from Johannesburg. It is located in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site and is notable for being extremely rich in archaeological material, particularly hominin remains. Fossils discovered in the limestone of Swartkrans include Homo ergaster, Paranthropus and Homo habilis. The oldest deposits present at the site are believed to be between 1.9 and 2.1 million years old. No
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fossil-bearing cave in South Africa
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swartkrans
date created:
2005-08-16T12:52:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T06:12:45Z
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