Cooper's Cave Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind | |
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Location | Gauteng, South Africa |
Nearest city | Krugersdorp, South Africa |
Coordinates | 26°00′46″S 27°44′45″E / 26.01278°S 27.74583°E |
Established | Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind 1999 |
Governing body | Cradle of Humankind and private landowner |
Cooper's Cave is a series of fossil-bearing breccia filled cavities. The cave is located almost exactly between the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa and has been declared a South African National Heritage Site.[1]