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Origins Centre

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South Africa, Johannesburg, Origins Centre, Recently Opened Museum On The Campus Of Wits University,

This stunning museum explores the African origins of humankind through interactive exhibits. The centre is brilliant for school-age children and holds the most formidable collection of rock art in the world, led by the work of the Khoisan people, the original South Africans.

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