At one location in this site, workers recovered the skull of a child likely killed by a predatory bird. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this archaeological site home to the Sterkfontein caves where the Taung child was discovered.
ANSWER: Cradle of Humankind [or Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa]
[10m] The Taung child was a member of this hominid genus. A team led by Mary Leakey showed that this genus was bipedal when they discovered the Laetoli footprints.
ANSWER: Australopithecus [accept Australopithecus afarensis; accept Australopithecus africanus]
[10e] It’s debated whether Australopithecus was able to use tools made of this material. An age named for this material was followed by the Bronze Age.
ANSWER: stone [accept Stone Age]
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