Makapansgat

Makapan Valley
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationLimpopo, South Africa
Part ofFossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(vi)
Reference915bis-002
Inscription1999 (23rd Session)
Extensions2005
Area2,220 ha (5,500 acres)
Buffer zone55,000 ha (140,000 acres)
Coordinates24°9′31″S 29°10′37″E / 24.15861°S 29.17694°E / -24.15861; 29.17694
Location of Makapansgat in Limpopo
Makapansgat (South Africa)

Makapansgat (/mʌkʌˈpʌnsxʌt/) (or Makapan Valley World Heritage Site) is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is an important palaeontological site, with the local limeworks containing Australopithecus-bearing deposits dating to between 3.0 and 2.6 million years BP. The whole Makapan Valley has been declared a South African Heritage Site. Makapansgat belongs to the Cradle of Humankind.

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