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The Cradle of Humankind lies about 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, in the Gauteng region of South Africa.
UNESCO designated the site as a World Heritage Site in 1999, and it now covers 47,000 hectares (180 square miles) and includes a limestone cave network.
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa is the site's official name on the World Heritage List.
The Cradle of Humanity, according to archaeological and fossil evidence, is the Afar Triangle in East Africa, which is sometimes referred to as the Cradle of Humanity.
