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Hofmeyr
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- Lat/Long:
- -31.63, 25.8
- Country:
- South Africa
- Classifications:
- Homo, Homo sapiens
- Time periods:
- Tarantian
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Hofmeyr is a small Karoo town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 20 km west of the Bamboesberg mountain range. It lies 64 km north-east of Cradock at an altitude of 1,252 meters.
The Hofmeyr Skull, belonging to a 36,000-year-old anatomically modern human, was found in 1952 in the dry wash of the Vlekpoort River just outside Hofmeyr.
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| Age Min | Age Max | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hofmeyr Skull | Skull | 36000 | 36000 |