Plovers Lake Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind | |
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Location | Gauteng, South Africa |
Nearest city | Krugersdorp, South Africa |
Coordinates | 25°58′39″S 27°46′36″E / 25.97750°S 27.77667°E |
Established | Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind (1999) |
Governing body | Cradle of Humankind and Private Landowner |
Plovers Lake Cave is a fossil-bearing breccia filled cavity in South Africa. The cave is located about 4 km Southeast of the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and about 36 km Northwest of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. Plovers Lake has been declared a South African National Heritage Site.[1]