Wonderwerk Cave (Q2543042)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Wonderwerk Cave is an archaeological site, formed originally as an ancient solution cavity in dolomite rocks of the Kuruman Hills, situated between Danielskuil and Kuruman in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It is a National Heritage Site, managed as a satellite of the McGregor Museum in Kimberley. Geologically, hillside erosion exposed the northern end of the cavity, which extends horizontally for about 140 m (460 ft) into the base of a hill. Accumulated deposits inside the cave, up to 7 m (23 ft) in-depth, reflect natural sedimentation processes such as water and wind deposition as well as the activities of animals, birds, and human ancestors over some 2 million years. The site has been studied and excavated by archaeologists since the 1940s and research here generates important insights into human history in the subcontinent of Southern Africa. Evidence within Wonderwerk cave has been called the oldest controlled fire. Wonderwerk means "miracle" in the Afrikaans language.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die Wonderwerkgrot op die rant van die Kalahari is van besondere argeologiese belang omdat dit lig werp op die lewe van die mense in Suider-Afrika gedurende die Steentydperk.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Die Wonderwerk-Höhle ist eine archäologische Fundstätte in der südafrikanischen Provinz Nordkap, rund 45 Kilometer südlich von Kuruman, auf der Ostseite der Kuruman Hills. In der großen Höhle wurden Artefakte in zahlreichen Bodenschichten nachgewiesen, darunter Steinwerkzeuge aus dem Early Stone Age, dem Middle Stone Age und dem Late Stone Age, die auf eine Besiedelung vom Altpleistozän bis zum Holozän schließen lassen.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La grotte de Wonderwerk (afrikaans « miracle ») est un site archéologique situé sur le versant est des collines de Kuruman dans la province du Cap-du-Nord en Afrique du sud, à 43 kilomètres au sud de Kuruman. La grotte, creusée horizontalement par dissolution dans la roche dolomitique précambrienne, forme un tunnel qui s'enfonce presque horizontalement sur 139 mètres et a une superficie d'environ 2400 mètres carrés. L'érosion en a exposé l'extrémité nord, à la base d'une colline. Dans la grande grotte, des artefacts ont été découverts dans de nombreuses couches sédimentaires, dont des outils en pierre du Paléolithique inférieur, du Paléolithique moyen et de la fin du Paléolithique supérieur, suggérant un peuplement s'étendant du Pléistocène inférieur à l'Holocène. Le site est d'une importance majeure du fait qu'il contient les premières traces attestées de domestication du feu. Il est classé au patrimoine national de l'Afrique du Sud et géré par le musée McGregor de Kimberley.

Wikidata location: -27.8450, 23.5539 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Wonderwerk Cave (OSM), 186 m from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Wonderwerk Cave
natural: cave_entrance
tourism: attraction
website: http://www.wonderwerkcave.com
historic: archaeological_site
wikidata: Q2543042
wikipedia:en: Wonderwerk Cave
is_in:country: South Africa
is_in:province: North Cape
is_in:country_code: ZA

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cave (Q35509) natural=cave_entrance
archaeological site (Q839954) historic=archaeological_site
subterranea (Q863404) location=underground

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Archaeological sites in South Africa historic=archaeological_site
Archaeological sites of Southern Africa historic=archaeological_site
Caves of South Africa natural=cave_entrance
Tourist attractions in South Africa tourism=museum, tourism=attraction
Tourist attractions in the Northern Cape tourism=museum, tourism=attraction