Kromdraai area

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archaeological site fossil-bearing locality geographic region paleoanthropological site

The Kromdraai area is a region within South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, known for its rich fossil deposits, limestone caves, and significant paleoanthropological discoveries.

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Kromdraai 3
Kromdraai fossil site 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
fossil-bearing locality ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
paleoanthropological site ⓘ
associatedWith Cradle of Humankind research programs ⓘ
South African hominin fossil record ⓘ
contains karstic dolomite formations ⓘ
limestone caves ⓘ
paleoanthropological excavation sites ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
discoveredBy Robert Broom NERFINISHED ⓘ
environment grassland biome ⓘ
karst landscape ⓘ
geologicalAge Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plio-Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasActivity geological surveying ⓘ
heritage conservation ⓘ
scientific excavation ⓘ
hasSiteType cave breccia deposits ⓘ
fissure infills ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
knownFor Paranthropus robustus fossils ⓘ
Pleistocene fauna fossils ⓘ
hominin fossils ⓘ
rich fossil deposits ⓘ
locatedIn Gauteng Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Krugersdorp NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sterkfontein Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ
management Cradle of Humankind Management Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDiscovery Paranthropus robustus type specimens ⓘ
early hominin cranial remains ⓘ
mammalian fossil assemblages ⓘ
partOf Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Cradle of Humankind" NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectionStatus protected area within Cradle of Humankind ⓘ
researchField Quaternary science ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
significance important reference site for Paranthropus robustus ⓘ
key locality for understanding hominin evolution in southern Africa ⓘ
timeSpanOfFossils approximately 2 million years ago ⓘ
early Pleistocene hominin occupation ⓘ
tourism paleo-tourism destination ⓘ

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Paranthropus robustus → foundAt → Kromdraai area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kromdraai
Mole Cave → isInSameRegionAs → Kromdraai area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kromdraai fossil site
Gladysvale → isSimilarTo → Kromdraai area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kromdraai
Drimolen → locatedNear → Kromdraai area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kromdraai
Motsetse Cave → locatedNear → Kromdraai area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kromdraai fossil site
Wonder Cave → locatedOn → Kromdraai area ⓘ
Gondolin Cave → near → Kromdraai area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kromdraai fossil site