A Guide to Sterkfontein and the Cradle of Humankind

This most interesting guide introduces the palaeo-anthropological sites of Sterkfontein and Gladysvale in South Africa as cradle of humankind.
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Title: A Guide to Sterkfontein and the Cradle of Humankind
Authors: Lee Berger; Brett Hilton-Barber
Publisher: Random House Struik
Imprint: Nature
Cape Town, South Africa 2006
ISBN 9781770072572 / ISBN 978-1-77007-257-2
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 96 pages, throughout colour photos

Description:A Guide to Sterkfontein and the Cradle of Humankind

The Cradle of Humankind tells us more about the history of our earliest ancestors than any place of comparable size elsewhere in the world. A Guide to Sterkfontein and the Cradle of Humankind describes how the puzzle fits together, and allows the reader to gain an understanding of the discoveries made in this World Heritage Site, and their significance in the evolutionary chain of life. It features the many important fossilised remains found there, explains how caves and fossils are formed, and introduces the reader to the extinct mammals that once roamed the plains of the area.

Content: A Guide to Sterkfontein and the Cradle of Humankind

CONTENT
THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND
THE LIVING LANDSCAPE
IN SEARCH OF HUMAN ORIGINS
THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND AND ITS FOSSIL SITES
HOMININ WHO'S WHO
EXTINCT MAMMALS OF THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX