Hoedjiespunt, Protected coastal point in Saldanha Bay, South Africa
Hoedjiespunt is a protected coastal point along Saldanha Bay featuring low-lying terrain and diverse marine habitats. Rocky formations and sand dunes shape the shoreline throughout this conservation area.
The location served as a hyena den approximately 280,000 years ago during the Middle Pleistocene period. Later discoveries revealed evidence from this distant past.
The site holds substantial archaeological importance through its collection of Middle Stone Age artifacts and hominid fossils, including teeth and bone fragments.
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Sand dunes at this location contain bone remains from very ancient times, including parts of a young human. Researchers studied these finds during the 1990s.
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