Maropeng means “returning to the place of origin” in Setswana, an indigenous language in this area of South Africa. Our ancestors have lived in this area for more than 3-million years - the birthplace of all humanity! 
 

The Maropeng Interpretation Centre is an exciting, world-class exhibition, focusing on the development of humans and our ancestors over the past few million years, in an entertaining and educative way.
 

On arrival, you see a massive burial mound called the Tumulus, which is the entrance to learning the secrets of our ancestry. The development of Maropeng was based on the theme of discovery. At the entrance to Maropeng seven concrete columns signifying the centre. The marketplace and an amphitheatre are sunken into the ground, and this too is buried.  The hi-tech and futuristic architecture of the Tumulus resembles the evolution from stone age to modern age!