Caves do form in the dolomite of the Ghaap Plateau, including the Early, Middle and Later Stone Age site of Wonderwerk Cave however, the caves that form along the escarpment's edge, like that hypothesized for the Taung Child, are formed within a secondary limestone deposit called tufa. The first early hominid ever found in Africa, the Taung Child in 1924, was also thought for many years to come from a cave, where it had been deposited after being preyed upon by an eagle. However, it is not generally thought that these early humans were living in the caves, but that they were brought into the caves by carnivores that had killed them. The cave sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai B, Drimolen, Malapa, Cooper's D, Gladysvale, Gondolin and Makapansgat have yielded a range of early human species dating back to between three and one million years ago, including Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus sediba and Paranthropus robustus.
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The earliest human fossils found in caves come from a series of caves near Krugersdorp and Mokopane in South Africa. The earliest homes that humans inhabited were likely naturally occurring features such as caves. Taíno petroglyphs in a cave in Puerto Rico The home as a concept expands beyond residence as contemporary lifestyles and technological advances redefine the way the global population lives and works. The concept of ‘home’ has been researched and theorized across disciplines - topics ranging from the idea of home, the interior, the psyche, liminal space, contested space to gender and politics. The aspect of ‘home’ can be considered across scales, from the micro scale showcasing the most intimate spaces of the individual dwelling and direct surrounding area to the macro scale of the geographic area such as town, village, city, country or planet. Physical forms of homes can be static such as a house or an apartment, mobile such as a houseboat, trailer or yurt or digital such as virtual space. Homes provide sheltered spaces for instance rooms, where domestic activity can be performed such as sleeping, preparing food, eating and hygiene as well as providing spaces for work and leisure such as remote working, studying and playing.
It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it.
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans.
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