Located in the vicinity of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the Cradle of Humankind is a treasure trove ... warranted a new species distinction: Homo naledi. Berger’s discovery has turned a spotlight ...

But the burial in South Africa found underground in the 'Rising Star' cave system within the Cradle of Humankind ... 200,000 years with remains of Homo naledi, a tree-climbing Stone Age hominid.

were retrieved from the Swartkrans Cave in South Africa’s “Cradle of Humankind.” The left leg and hip bones belong to a Paranthropus robustus adult female that stood only three foot four ...

And it was here in the Cradle of Humankind that our ancestors first ... hominid fossil discovery in Africa – until that of Homo Naledi nearby in 2013. (Photo: Helen McDonald)[/caption] We ...

The area is known as the Cradle of Humankind. Scientists have identified at least four hominid species—in addition to our own, Homo sapiens—that lived in this region at various times over the ...

The Acid Mine Drainage Monitoring Forum spokesperson, Trevor Brough, invites the community to a clean-up initiative in the Cradle of Humankind. • Also read: Pollution in the Cradle raises ...