Taung Skull Fossil Site, South Africa - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Place: Taung Skull Fossil Site, South Africa

Weather: Partly cloudy, 66/89F.

Route: From Maputo 951 km west on N4 and N12.

Significance: The Taung skull was an example of Australpithecus Africanus, found here in 1924. There are many examples of early hominid fossils found here, showing that early humans occupied this place as long as 3.3 million years ago.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Cave where the Taung skull was found (from whc.unesco.org)

Examples of early hominid fossils found in the area (from whc.unesco.org)