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== Etymology == The name ''Cradle of Humankind'' reflects the fact that the site has produced a substantially large number of [[hominin]] fossils, some of the oldest yet found, dating as far back as 3.5 million years ago.<ref name=Fleminger2008>{{cite book|last=Fleminger|first=David|title=The Cradle of Humankind|year=2008|publisher=30Β° South Publishers|isbn=978-0-9584891-3-3|pages=7β10}}</ref><ref name=Fleminger>{{Cite web|url=http://www.davidfleminger.co.za/books/cradle-of-humankind/|title=Cradle of Humankind β David Fleminger|language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203002245/https://davidfleminger.co.za/books/cradle-of-humankind/ |archive-date=2020-02-03 |url-status=dead|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref name=Wayman>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-human-evolution-world-tour-10925648/|title=The Human Evolution World Tour|last=Wayman|first=Erin|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>
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