Minnaar's Cave (Q110281440)

matcher place: Gauteng (relation 349344)
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English Wikipedia categories: Archaeological sites of Southern Africa, Caves of South Africa, Landforms of Gauteng, Mogale City Local Municipality, Paleontology in South Africa, Pleistocene paleontological sites of Africa, Pliocene paleontological sites of Africa

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Minnaar's Cave, or simply Minnaar, is a palaeontological site located in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, Gauteng province, South Africa. Lost after its discovery in the 1930s, its location was rediscovered in 2009. It is known for its well-preserved jackal skulls, dating to the Plio-Pleistocene at least 2 million years ago.

Wikidata location: -25.9900, 27.7731 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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Archaeological sites of Southern Africa	historic=archaeological_site
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