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MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Pinnacle Point Site Complex in Mossel Bay is one of three sites that are lining up for World Heritage status this week.
This will happen at the 46th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage convention when the Committee will deliberate on whether Pinnacle Point will achieve World Heritage status.
The Western Cape Government delegation joins colleagues from other provinces in New Delhi, India for this Session taking place from this week until 31 July.
South Africa put forward three nominations following years of rigorous stakeholder engagement, quality assurance, and international evaluation.
The nomination titled ‘The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa’ includes three Middle Stone Age sites that contribute significant evidence for understanding the origins of modern human behaviour.
These sites are: Diepkloof Rock Shelter close to Elands Bay, Pinnacle Point Site Complex in Mossel Bay and the Sibhudu Cave in KwaDukuzain KwaZulu-Natal.
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