![]() Since 2005, she lives with her family in Cape Town/South Africa.For decades, scientists have studied these fossils of early human ancestors and their long-lost relatives. Regina is a serial expat and has worked as a teacher and educational consultant in various countries including the USA, Australia, Singapore, the UK. Born and raised in Germany, she has a degree (MA phil) in languages and intercultural communication. Regina Gräff is the founder and editor of and co-author of the 'Living in South Africa' handbook. Berger: Field Guide to Cradle of Humankind. Read more about the Cradle of Humankind with amazing facts and insights on the origin of species and our ancestors, with useful information on the fossil sites, on flora and fauna with maps and directory in: Brett Hilton-Barber/Prof. More about the World Heritage Sites in South Africa News and articles relating to new discoveries at the national heritage site/Maropeng More info here.įacilites: Restaurants at both sites, toilets, gift shop at Maropeng, hotel and conference/event facilities We suggest to buy a combination ticket for both Maropeng and Sterkfontein caves online, to reserve a tour and get a discount. Sterkfontein Caves: R165 for adults, children R97, students R100 Tickets: Maropeng: R120 for adults, children R65, students R75 Location of Maropeng: roughly 50km to the northwest of Johannesburg, northeast of Magaliesburg. Tours run every half an hour, seven days a week. Explore the exhibition at the Visitor Centre and make sure to book an underground tour through parts of the cave. The nearby Sterkfontein caves are where the oldest fossil hominids 'Mrs Ples' and 'Little Foot', dating back more than 3 million years ago, were discovered. The museums complex at Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind uses exciting interactive displays to lead you through more than 3.5 million years of human history and let you explore the past, present and future of our earth. Visit Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind Go to Twitter to read more about the #NalediFossils. The chamber where the fossils were found, was named 'Dinaledi Chambers', meaning 'Chamber of Rising Stars' for its magnificent cave system. Skulls were similar to human skulls, the brain, however, very small, in size similar to an orange, so the head size was more like that of an infant. There are, however, also primitive features like hips or skulls. The hands seem to have been similar to human hands and also they had fairly long legs, maybe for walking longer distances. ![]() In size, the species were tall, about 1.5 metres in hight. It was revealed that Homo naledi shares many traits like humans. This enormous discovery inspires the imagination how the species might have looked, what they ate and how they lived. These fossils apparently belong to more than 15 individuals of all ages. The fossil find is an immense discovery, as it contains more than 1,550 relatively well preserved fossil elements and bones. The new species found at the Cradle of Humankind is referred to as 'Homo naledi'. The word 'naledi' means 'star' in the Sesotho language. This is really a special discovery, as seems to point to the fact that burying the dead seems to have been done before we humans did so, and this actually reveals that this new found species was a species with more humanlike thought-patterns. The scientists are convinced, that this cave, where the fossils were found, was something like a burial cave due to the many fossil elements. Finally on 10 September 2015, Professor Lee Berger unveiled information about the discovery of the new species which is referred to as the 'Naledi Fossils' at an international press conference.Ī huge number of well preserved bones were discovered in a sealed-off chamber in the Cradle of Humankind. The initial discovery dates back to 2013, when scientists explored the remote chamber in the cave system. Scientists have now announced the discovery of a new human species in one of the caves on site.
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