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Cradle of Humankind

The official guide to the fossil sites, caves and visitor centres. Free on iPhone and Android.

QR code that opens the app store on your phoneOn a computer? Scan with your phone camera to get the app.

What’s in the app

A map of the sites, short films, and fossil skulls you can view in AR.

About screen with a fossil hominin skull and a summary of the World Heritage Site
About
Contact screen for Maropeng Visitor Centre with opening hours, admission and phone, email, website and directions buttons
Contact
Video player on a film about the Australopithecines, with a short text summary
Video
Discoveries menu with nine fossil skulls, including Homo naledi and Australopithecus sediba, to view in augmented reality
Discoveries
An Australopithecus africanus skull placed in augmented reality on a real carpet, with rotate and recentre controls
Discoveries in AR

Download it before you go

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