Cradle of Humankind

paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg, South Africa
Intangible cultural_heritage Q1130112
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Summary

Cradle of Humankind is a cultural heritage[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of cultural_heritage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,009 views/month, #1 of 118).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cradle of Humankind is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • Cradle of Humankind's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage[4].
  • Cradle of Humankind's instance of is recorded as group[5].
  • Cradle of Humankind's Commons category is recorded as Cradle of Humankind[6].
  • Cradle of Humankind comprises Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs[7].
  • Cradle of Humankind comprises Makapansgat[8].
  • Cradle of Humankind comprises Taung Skull Fossil Site[9].
  • Cradle of Humankind's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -25.967231, 'longitude': 27.66244}[10].
  • Cradle of Humankind's significant event is recorded as UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification[11].
  • Cradle of Humankind's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cradle of Humankind[12].
  • Cradle of Humankind's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[13].
  • Cradle of Humankind covers an area of {'amount': '+27378.7925'}[14].
  • Cradle of Humankind covers an area of {'amount': '+86387'}[15].
  • Cradle of Humankind's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)[16].
  • Cradle of Humankind's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)[17].
  • Cradle of Humankind's has part is recorded as archaeological site[18].
  • Cradle of Humankind's has part is recorded as paleontological site[19].
  • Cradle of Humankind's has part is recorded as cave[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cultural heritage[4] and group[5].

Use and Application

Components include Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs[7], a group[21], in South Africa[22]; Makapansgat[8], an archaeological site[23], in South Africa[24]; and Taung Skull Fossil Site[9], an archaeological site[25], in South Africa[26].

Why It Matters

Cradle of Humankind ranks in the top 0.85% of cultural_heritage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,009 views/month, #1 of 118).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs, Makapansgat, Taung Skull Fossil Site
    Coordinates → —
    Significant event → UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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