Plover’s Lake

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Plover’s Lake is an archaeological and paleontological site within South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind World Heritage area, known for its rich fossil and early human remains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
fossil-bearing cave
paleontological site
contains faunal remains
sedimentary breccia deposits
stone tools
containsFossilsOf bovids
carnivores
large mammals
primates
small mammals
country South Africa
geologicalAge Pleistocene
geologicalFormationType karstic cave system
hasCaveFill breccia
hasProtectionStatus World Heritage buffer area
hasScientificExcavations yes
hasStratifiedDeposits yes
knownFor Pleistocene fauna
Stone Age archaeological material
early human remains
rich fossil deposits
locatedIn Cradle of Humankind
Gauteng
surface form: Gauteng Province

transitional zone between Highveld and Bushveld
locatedOnContinent Africa
near other Cradle of Humankind cave sites
partOf Cradle of Humankind
surface form: Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

South African hominin fossil record
researchField archaeology
paleoanthropology
paleontology
significance contributes to understanding of human evolution in southern Africa
evidence for Pleistocene environments in southern Africa
evidence for hominin-associated fauna
timeSpanOfDeposits Late Pleistocene (approximate)
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Cradle of Humankind
usedFor faunal community analysis
paleoenvironmental reconstruction
study of Stone Age technology

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Cradle of Humankind contains Plover’s Lake