Makapansgat (/ m ʌ k ʌ ˈ p ʌ n s x ʌ t /) (or Makapan Valley World Heritage Site) is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa.

The Makapansgat pebble or Makapansgat cobble (ca. 3,000,000 BP) is a pebble with natural chipping and wear patterns that make it look like a crude rendition of a human face, in fact at least two possible faces. [1]

Makapansgat, site of paleoanthropological excavation, one of the oldest of the known cave sites in South Africa containing Australopithecus africanus fossils.

Feb 16, 2018 · Makapan Valley World Heritage Site (Makapansgat) is a archeological site in Limpopo, northern South Africa. Here’s how you can visit Makapan’s Caves from Mokopane. The Cradle of Humankind is the most famous hominid fossil site of South Africa.

Makapansgat individual presents the slightly retreating mental contour character istic of the australopithecine group and of such primitive human mandibles as those of Peking and Heidelberg man.

A basin rich in magnificence and biodiversity, the Makapansgat Valley in Mokopane displays some of the most astounding beauty in Limpopo. Did you know? Thirty five hominin specimens that represent about a dozen individuals have been …

Makapansgat, Limpopo, South Africa Raymond Arthur Dart, 1968 Jasperite cobble manuport excavated in Makapansgat The Makapansgat Pebble is the most well-known artifact from the site. It was found near various A. africanus bones, and is therefore believed to be a face carved out by the early hominins, or found near a stream by them and

The Makapansgat Caves, located near Mokopane (formerly Potgietersrus) in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, are an important archaeological and paleoanthropological site. They form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Cradle of Humankind and have yielded some of the most significant fossil finds in human evolution.

National Heritage Site declaration: 28 June 2002 World Heritage Site decleration: 2005. Makapan is a paleontological site of international significance and is part of the serially declared Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa World Heritage Site together with the Cradle of Humankind and Taung Fossil Site.. Situated in the Waterberg northeast of …

Nestled in the gorgeous Makapansgat valley, near Potgietersrus in South Africa’s Northern Province, is a series of fossil sites. The oldest and best known is the Makapansgat limeworks, with Australopithecus -bearing deposits dating to around 3 million years ago.