The fossil is practically a complete specimen of an Australopithecus. According to the Cradle of Humankind's Maropeng visitor centre, Little Foot fell into the cave more than three million years ago.

Our series on SA’s World Heritage Sites continues this week with the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng ... Maropeng and the Sterkfontein Caves are open from 9am to 5pm every day. Admission fees for ...

Located in the vicinity of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the Cradle of Humankind is a treasure trove ... Taung Child in the nearby Sterkfontein Caves, confirming that Australopithecus africanus ...

A cutting-edge technique for analyzing fossil tooth enamel is revealing remarkable new information about 2 million-year-old ...

The fossilised bones of 15 bodies from a previously unknown human species have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, it was announced Thursday, in what scientists hailed as a breakthrough in ...

After nearly three years of closure due to flooding, the world-renowned Sterkfontein caves—part of South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind—have reopened with an immersive experience that allows ...

The abandoned colonial-era District Commissioner’s office at Kipini town in Tana Delta Sub County, Tana River County. May 14, 2025. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]. The colonial-era District ...

The complex will sit adjacent to the Cradle of Humankind, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, around 30 miles from Johannesburg and just 10 minutes from an international airport. Spanning more than ...

Nikkolas Smith, the bestselling illustrator, has a new children's book that takes a look at the innovative, creative dawn of ...

Buried deep in a South African cave, 2.2 million-year-old teeth may hold the genetic signature of a mysterious human relative ...