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Wonderwerk Cave, the Glossary

Wonderwerk Cave is an archaeological site, formed originally as an ancient solution cavity in dolomite rocks of the Kuruman Hills, situated between Danielskuil and Kuruman in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa.^[1]

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38 relations: Afrikaans, Archaeology, Asbestos Mountains, Boesmansgat, Border Cave, Control of fire by early humans, Dolomite (rock), Eduard Meine van Zinderen-Bakker, Environmental radioactivity, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Kimberley, Northern Cape, Klasies River Caves, Kogelbeen Cave, Kuruman, Magnetostratigraphy, Marion Bamford, McGregor Museum, National Museum of Natural History, Northern Cape, Oldowan, Optically stimulated luminescence, Paleomagnetism, Peter Beaumont (archaeologist), Phytolith, Quaternary Science Reviews, Simon Fraser University, Smithsonian Institution, South Africa, Stone Age, Surface exposure dating, University of the Western Cape, University of Toronto, World Heritage Site, World Monuments Fund, Yale University, Zamani Project, Zion Christian Church, 2010 World Monuments Watch.
Caves of South Africa
Landforms of the Northern Cape
Tourist attractions in South Africa
Tourist attractions in the Northern Cape

Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Archaeology

Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Asbestos Mountains

The Asbestos Mountains is a range of hills in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, stretching south-southwest from Kuruman, where the range is known as the Kuruman Hills, to Prieska.

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Boesmansgat

Boesmansgat (or Bushmansgat), also known in English as "Bushman's Hole", is a deep submerged freshwater cave (or sinkhole) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, which has been dived to a depth of. Wonderwerk Cave and Boesmansgat are caves of South Africa.

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Border Cave

Border Cave is an archaeological site located in the western Lebombo Mountains in Kwazulu-Natal. Wonderwerk Cave and Border Cave are archaeological sites in South Africa and archaeological sites of Southern Africa.

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Control of fire by early humans

The control of fire by early humans was a critical technology enabling the evolution of humans.

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Dolomite (rock)

Dolomite (also known as dolomite rock, dolostone or dolomitic rock) is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2.

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Eduard Meine van Zinderen-Bakker

Eduard Meine van Zinderen Bakker (15 April 1907 Opsterland, Friesland – 19 March 2002 Somerset West) was a Dutch-born South African palynologist who made significant contributions to the fields of plant ecology, palynology and palaeo-ecology of Africa.

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Environmental radioactivity

Environmental radioactivity is part of the overall background radiation and is produced by radioactive materials in the human environment.

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel.

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Kimberley, Northern Cape

Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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Klasies River Caves

The Klasies River Caves are a series of caves located east of the Klasies River Mouth on the Tsitsikamma coast in the Humansdorp district of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Wonderwerk Cave and Klasies River Caves are archaeological sites in South Africa and caves of South Africa.

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Kogelbeen Cave

The Kogelbeen Cave forms part of eight caves on the dolomitic Ghaap Plateau of the Northern Cape, South Africa. Wonderwerk Cave and Kogelbeen Cave are archaeological sites in South Africa, archaeological sites of Southern Africa and south African heritage sites.

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Kuruman

Kuruman is a small town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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Magnetostratigraphy

Magnetostratigraphy is a geophysical correlation technique used to date sedimentary and volcanic sequences.

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Marion Bamford

Marion Kathaleen Bamford is a Zimbabwean paleobotanist, and is a professor at University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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McGregor Museum

The McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa, originally known as the Alexander McGregor Memorial Museum, is a multidisciplinary museum which serves Kimberley and the Northern Cape, established in 1907. Wonderwerk Cave and McGregor Museum are south African heritage sites.

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National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.

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Northern Cape

The Northern Cape (Noord-Kaap; Kapa Bokone; Mntla-Koloni) is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa.

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Oldowan

The Oldowan (or Mode I) was a widespread stone tool archaeological industry (style) in prehistory.

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Optically stimulated luminescence

In physics, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) is a method for measuring doses from ionizing radiation.

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Paleomagnetism

Paleomagnetism (occasionally palaeomagnetism) is the study of prehistoric Earth's magnetic fields recorded in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.

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Peter Beaumont (archaeologist)

Peter Bernhard Beaumont (November 1935 Cape Town - 31 August 2016 Kimberley) was a South African archaeologist noted for his excavation and finds at Wonderwerk Cave, Kathu, Canteen Kopje and Border Cave, all in South Africa. His work led to the conviction that, rather than trailing Europe and Asia, Southern Africa's Stone Age technology and culture had set the pace.

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Phytolith

Phytoliths (from Greek, "plant stone") are rigid, microscopic structures made of silica, found in some plant tissues and persisting after the decay of the plant.

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Quaternary Science Reviews

Quaternary Science Reviews is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering quaternary science.

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Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Stone Age

The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface.

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Surface exposure dating

Surface exposure dating is a collection of geochronological techniques for estimating the length of time that a rock has been exposed at or near Earth's surface.

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University of the Western Cape

The University of the Western Cape (UWC; Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland) is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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World Monuments Fund

World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and training.

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Yale University

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Zamani Project

The Zamani Project is part of the African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes Database.

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Zion Christian Church

R71 route, Limpopo The Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is one of the largest African-initiated churches operating across Southern Africa, and is part of the African Zionism movement.

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2010 World Monuments Watch

The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York–based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) that calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is threatened by neglect, vandalism, conflict, or disaster.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderwerk_Cave

Also known as Wonderwerk.

Wonderwerk Cave, the Glossary

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See also

Caves of South Africa

Landforms of the Northern Cape

Tourist attractions in South Africa

Tourist attractions in the Northern Cape

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