Chief Makapan (Makapane)
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Chief Makapan (Makapane) : Makapansgat (/mʌkʌˈpʌnsxʌt/(link is external)) (or Makapan Valley World Heritage Site(link is external)) is an archaeological(link is external) location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane(link is external) in Limpopo(link is external) province, South Africa. It is an important palaeontological site,[1](link is external) with the local limeworks(link is external) containing Australopithecus(link is external)-bearing deposits dating to between 3.0 and 2.6 million years BP(link is external). The whole Makapan Valley has been declared a South African Heritage Site(link is external).[2](link is external) Makapansgat belongs to the Cradle of Humankind(link is external).
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On: Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 14:09