- Lapho ungathola khona: iNingizimu Afrika, esifundazweni saseGauteng;
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Kuyinto yemvelo ngokwemvelo ekuthuthukiseni umlando ukuthi indawo yeGugu Lomhlaba - i-Cradle of Mankind, efakwe kuhlu lwe-UNESCO ngo-1999, itholakala eRiphabhliki yaseNingizimu Afrika , indawo lapho ukuxhumana okungabonakali khona okwedlule kusekhona. Ukubheka into enjalo engavamile ungaxosha eGoli cishe amakhilomitha angaba ngu-50.
Iyini isikhumbuzo ku-Cradle of Mankind?
Isikhumbuzo Isizukulwane somuntu akuyona nje isikhumbuzo esiyimfihlo, njengomvakashi owaqala ukuzwa leli gama lingacabanga. Kuyinkimbinkimbi ehlanganisa amaphasela omlilo ohlala endaweni engamakhilomitha-skwele angu-474 ubukhulu. Ingqikithi kunamaphanga angu-30 futhi ngayinye yazo ihlukile ngendlela yayo, ngoba yayiyindawo yokuthola izinsalela, ezisezingeni eliphezulu lomlando.
Isizukulwane sesintu kubhekwa njengendawo yokuzalwa yezizwe zokuqala zase-Afrika, okuthi, ngokusho kwe-popular hypothesis, yahlela ukuhlala kwabantu bokuqala okwavela kuqala kuleli zwekazi lase-Afrika.
Imfuyo eyenziwe yasiza abavubukuli bathola izinsalela ezingamakhulu amahlanu zendoda yasendulo, inqwaba yezilwane kanye nezinsimbi ezenziwe ngezizwe zase-Afrika.
Eminyakeni engu-11 eyedlule isikhungo soMbukeli Wezivakashi savulwa kulezi zinkimbinkimbi, kodwa ngisho nabacwaningi baqhubeka befuna kule ndawo ukuthi yini engayibonisa izimfihlo zomlando ode kakhulu. Abavakashi abaza lapha nge-excursion bafumana ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokubheka okutholakala kahle futhi bazizwe nomkhathi okhethekile womlando owadalwa abantu basendulo, bheka izingosi zesintu zasendulo nobuhle obuhle be-stalactites nezi-stalagmites. Isikhungo sokwamukela abantu sisakaze nezigaba zokuziphendukela kwemvelo ekuboniseni okhethekile. Ngaphandle kwalokho, imibukiso ehlukahlukene ihlelwe lapha, ifinyeleleke ngokuvakashelwa. Ekuseduze kakhulu nenkathazo ihhotela elihle, lapho ungahlala khona ubusuku bonke.
Ngendlela, lo mvakashi akahlali ngaso sonke isikhathi sokutadisha yonke imihume, ngakho-ke, ukuya ku-Cradle isintu futhi ube nokulinganiselwa ngesikhathi, kunconywa ukuyeka ukukhetha kwakho ekubukeni okuthakazelisayo kakhulu kubo:
- Umgedlana waseSterkfontein;
- Umgodla Wezimangaliso;
- Umhume wamalaphu;
- Umhlanga waseSwartkrans;
- emhumeni «Rising Star».
Amaphekula athakazelisayo kunazo zonke e-Cradle of Mankind
Ngakho-ke, ekubeni ku-Cradle of humanity, kufanelekile ukuya eqenjini lamapulangwe uSterkfonteyn , owaziwa ngokuthi ngo-1947, uRobert Broome noJohn Robinson lapha baqala ukuthola izinsalela ze-Australopithecus. Iminyaka yamapulangwe cishe iminyaka eyizigidi ezingama-20-30, ihlala endaweni engamamitha ayizi-500 square.
Umhume "Izimangaliso" ungenye yezindawo zeGugu Lomhlaba futhi unesithakazelo esikhulu kubavakashi. Inani lalo liyingxenye yesithathu ezweni lonke, kanti iminyaka ineminyaka engaba yisigidi nesigamu. Abavakatjhi emhumeni bavame ukugcizelela ama-stalactite nama-stalagmite formations, okukhona ama-14 aphelele, afike ubude bamamitha ayi-15. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi, ngokusho kwabacwaningi, ama-85% emaphandleni ngisho nanamuhla aqhubeka nokwanda ekukhuleni.
Omunye umhume othakazelisayo ubizwa ngokuthi iMavepa. Eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili edlule emathunjini abavubukuli bathola izinsalela zamathambo, abaneminyaka yobudala eyizigidi eziyizigidi eziyizigidi eziyizigidi eziyizigidi ezingu-1,9, futhi zatholakala izinsalela zezinkumbi, ngakho-ke izivakashi lapha zizoba nokuthile okuzobheka.
Izingcezu zabantu basendulo zimelwe emhumeni "Swartkrans" nomhume othi "Rising Star". Ngendlela, ekugcineni kwalezi zimboni zaqhutshwa kungekudala futhi zihlanganisa isikhathi kusukela ngo-2013 kuya ku-2014, ngakho-ke izivakashi zilindele ukuthola "okuhlanzekile" okudala.
Ngakho-ke, uma kukhona ukukhetha phakathi kokuvakashela isikhumbuzo ku-Cradle of Mankind, noma ukuvakashela, ke asikho isizathu sokungabaza impendulo enhle. I-Afrika ibhekwa njengendawo yokuzalwa yesintu nokuphila okusha futhi lapha kuphela kulelifa eliyingqayizivele lomlando eliye laqhubeka kuze kube yilolu suku, ungaqiniseka ngokugcwele lokhu.
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