Taung is a small town situated in North West Province of South Africa. The name place of the lion and was named after Tau, the chief of the Tswana speaking Legoya or BaTaung tribe. Tau is the Tswana word for lion.

In 1924 a child's skull (later named the Taung Child) was discovered by Raymond Dart in the nearby limestone quarry and it is, possibly, a transitional form between man and ape. The skull is now housed at the Cradle of Humankind visitor's centre.

North West Province

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