Publisher's Synopsis
The complete story of evolution from the beginning of time to the present, as revealed in the Cradle of Humankind and the Magaliesberg Biosphere: a chronology of episodes experienced in the region over geological and historic time. All the main phenomena in the Cradle region are presented, in chronological order, with detailed explanations, how they were discovered, when, where and by whom, their significance, where they can be seen, and further reading. The book is richly supported throughout with maps, timeline charts and multiple photographs and illustrations.