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The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa
Cultural World Heritage property in South Africa, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
32.386° S, 18.453° E
- State Party
- South Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Year of inscription
- 2024
- Type
- Cultural
- What it is
- group of protected areas
- Component parts
- 3 (serial property)
- Reference
- WHC 1723 · Wikidata Q65936860
Why it is on the List
(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby
Closest World Heritage sites
Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.
158 kmRobben IslandSouth Africa · 1999Cultural
198 kmCape Floristic KingdomSouth Africa · 2004Natural350 kmMakhonjwa MountainsSouth Africa · 2018Natural
438 kmRichtersveldSouth Africa · 2007Cultural
768 kmKhomani Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2017Cultural
788 kmHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesSouth Africa · 2024CulturalSouth Africa
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2024
Also inscribed in 2024
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.