A deeper understanding of the stratigraphy of Sterkfontein fossil hominid site

摘要

In 1938, Basil Cooke published the first stratigraphic assessment of the Sterkfontein Australopithecus site. Since then, excavations have provided ever-broader and deeper insights into the complex stratigraphy of the site. A brief review of past stratigraphic assessments is here provided together with the latest stratigraphic information on the oldest deposits that are associated with a virtually complete Australopithecus skeleton (StW 573).