Makapansgat

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Makapansgat is an archeological location at S 24° 9' 0" and E 29° 10' 59", within the Makapansgat Valley, North East of Potgietersrus in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is a paleontological significant site with the local limeworks containing Australopithecus-bearing deposits dating to around 3 million years BP.

[edit] History

Limestone Mining operations in the 1920's revealed fossilized remains. The first excavations at Makapansgat were made in the year 1947 by Raymond Dart.

[edit] Findings

Many Australopithecus fossils were discovered. Also one of the earliest examples of manuport the Makapansgat pebble was discovered at Makapansgat.

[edit] External links

• http://home.insight.rr.com/jkmckee/makapan.htm Makapansgat Valley Archeology
• http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~hudgell/Makapansgat.htm Makapansgat Middle Pleistocene Research Project (MMPRP)