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Origins Centre

Address:	Corner of Yale Road and Enoch Sontonga Avenue Braamfontein Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa
Email:	ask@origins.org.za
Tel:	011 717 4700
Fax:	011 717 4701
Web Address:	http://www.origins.org.za
The Origins Centre boasts an extensive collection of rock art from the Wits Art Research Institute. At the centre visitors can see the earliest images made by humans, found in South Africa.
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