| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Limpopo, South Africa |
| Part of | Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(vi) |
| Reference | 915bis-002 |
| Inscription | 1999 (23rd Session) |
| Extensions | 2005 |
| Area | 2,220 ha (5,500 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 55,000 ha (140,000 acres) |
| Coordinates | 24°9′31″S 29°10′37″E / 24.15861°S 29.17694°E |
  Location of Makapansgat in Limpopo  Makapansgat (South Africa) | |
Makapansgat (/mʌkʌˈpʌnsxʌt/) (or Makapan Valley World Heritage Site) is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa. It is an important palaeontological site,[1] with the local limeworks containing Australopithecus-bearing deposits dating to between 3.0 and 2.6 million years BP. The whole Makapan Valley has been declared a South African Heritage Site.[2] Makapansgat belongs to the Cradle of Humankind.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan, Mark L. Cooke and Helen Murray, The Waterberg Biosphere Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Lumina Technologies, 22 May 2006.
- ^ "9/2/257/0003 – Makapans Valley and Limeworks at Makapansgat, Potgietersrus District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.