The oldest examples of human art are cave paintings that date back some 40 000 years. The invention of photography happened around 200 years ago. And in the last few years, photo-sharing app Instagram has become one of the most popular ways to share images with others around the world – 30-billion photos have been uploaded to the platform so far!

Find us on Instagram – @MaropengSA – and tag us in your favourite moments spent at the visitor centre. Below are some of our recent favourites:

Childlike in wonder. Romantic in revolt. #neonlights #photograpy #light #darkness #maropeng #cradleofhumankind

A photo posted by Shannon Bezuidenhout (@sbezzie) on

zusammen durch dick und dünn. #maropeng#southafrica#backpackertrip#love

A photo posted by July Mikehla (@juliamikehla) on

A Maropeng visit is always best. This is where #HomoNaledi was discovered ��

A photo posted by She Chose Bliss ��South Africa (@shechosebliss) on

Saber toothed cat

A photo posted by ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀���� ♚ (@al3x___) on

Colours

A photo posted by ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀���� ♚ (@al3x___) on

Thanks for sharing your moments with us, and we look forward to seeing more of your photos on Instagram!