Makapansgat

Summary

Makapansgat is an archaeological site^[1]. Makapansgat ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Makapansgat is located in Limpopo^[3].
• Makapansgat is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Makapansgat's image is recorded as Potgietersrus, South Africa - panoramio (7).jpg^[5].
• Makapansgat's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Makapansgat's instance of is recorded as paleontological site^[7].
• Makapansgat's part of is recorded as Cradle of Humankind^[8].
• Makapansgat's Commons category is recorded as Makapansgat^[9].
• Makapansgat's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -24.158611111111, 'lon': 29.176944444444}^[10].
• Makapansgat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047fsmy^[11].
• Makapansgat's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 915-002^[12].
• Makapansgat's significant event is recorded as Siege of Makapansgat^[13].
• Makapansgat's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Makapansgat^[14].
• Makapansgat's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[15].
• Makapansgat's heritage designation is recorded as national heritage site of South Africa^[16].
• Makapansgat's GeoNames ID is recorded as 980103^[17].
• Makapansgat's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2220.0496'}^[18].
• Makapansgat's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+55000'}^[19].
• Makapansgat's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1256078^[20].
• Makapansgat's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2165011^[21].
• Makapansgat's significant person is recorded as Makapan^[22].
• Makapansgat's SAHRA heritage site ID is recorded as 922570002^[23].
• Makapansgat's De Agostini ID is recorded as Makapansgat^[24].
• Makapansgat's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1209310521^[25].
• Makapansgat's OpenStreetMap way ID is recorded as 558434795^[26].

Body

Geography

Makapansgat is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Makapansgat is located in Limpopo^[3]. Makapansgat's part of is recorded as Cradle of Humankind^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2220.0496'}^[18] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+55000'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[6] and paleontological site^[7]. Heritage statuses include part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[15] and national heritage site of South Africa^[16].

Why It Matters

Makapansgat ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).^[2] Makapansgat has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]