Bolt's Farm

Bolt's Farm
Bolt's Farm in Gauteng, South Africa
Bolt's Farm in Gauteng, South Africa
Location in Gauteng
LocationGauteng Province, South Africa
Coordinates26°02′00″S 27°42′43″E / 26.033235°S 27.712057°E / -26.033235; 27.712057
Part ofCradle of Humankind
Area1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
History
PeriodsEarly Pliocene, Plio-Pleistocene, Late Pleistocene, Holocene

Bolt's Farm is a palaeontological site in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, Gauteng province, South Africa. With more than 30 fossil deposits dating back 4.5 Ma, it is one of the oldest sites currently discovered in the Cradle of Humankind. It consists of multiple cavities, pits, and quarries, where caves have eroded away, exposing their fossiliferous interiors. Although this site has not yet yielded the hominid fossils for which the Cradle of Humankind is known, Bolt's Farm is still an important source of fossils from various species of Early Pliocene and Plio-Pleistocene fauna, including primates and big cats.