Sterkfontein Early Hominid Site in the 'Cradle of Humankind'
by Esterhuysen, AmandaFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-08-31
Publisher(s): Wits University Press
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Summary
Sterkfontein provides an easy-to-read overview of the geological and fossil history of the Sterkfontein Valley in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. Most famous for 'Mrs Ples' and 'Little Foot', the Sterkfontein Caves have produced more australopithecines than any other site in the world since excavations began in the 1930s The fossil record - comprising thousands of animals, plants and hominids - is simply presented and current debates are explained. An overview of the pioneers in the field, and of the role played by the discovery of gold, provides an informative historical context to the early discoveries, while the use of visual markers from Sterkfontein Caves enables visitors to identify essential features and formations.
Author Biography
Amanda Esterhuysen is an archaeologist at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Table of Contents
| Caves: Time capsules of life on Earth | p. 8 |
| 2.5 billion years ago: Dolomite, stromatolites and inland seas | p. 8 |
| [Plus or minus] 20 million years ago: The creation of a cave | p. 11 |
| From 4 million years ago: Narrow shafts and death traps | p. 16 |
| Opening the time capsule | p. 20 |
| 1880s onwards: Gold, lime and fossils | p. 20 |
| A moment in time: From a 'Little Foot' to a complete skeleton | p. 29 |
| Telling the story of our evolution | p. 32 |
| 6 million years ago: Common ancestors and family trees | p. 32 |
| 4 million years ago: The importance of a full skeleton | p. 36 |
| 2.4 million years ago: Australopithecus africanus | p. 39 |
| The environment | p. 44 |
| 2 million years ago: The flat-faced hominid | p. 48 |
| 2-1 million years ago: Early technology and Homo ergaster | p. 50 |
| Out of Africa | p. 55 |
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