Drimolen

Drimolen Palaeocave System
Map showing the location of Drimolen Palaeocave System
Location in Gauteng
Location Gauteng, South Africa
Nearest city Muldersdrift, South Africa
Coordinates 25°58′05″S 27°45′18″E / 25.968°S 27.755°E / -25.968; 27.755Coordinates: 25°58′05″S 27°45′18″E / 25.968°S 27.755°E / -25.968; 27.755
Established Discovered 1994
Governing body Cradle of Humankind Management Authority and Private Landowner

Drimolen is an early Pleistocene early hominin-bearing palaeocave system located in the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve around 40 km north of Johannesburg, South Africa. Rich in terms of fossil hominids remains, accumulated in caves over millions of years the site is of great significance in South Africa's Hominid Fossil Sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cradle of Humankind.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "The archaeological site of Drimolen". Missione Archeologica Drimolen. Retrieved December 6, 2016.


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