Sterkfontein Caves

We toured the Sterkfontein Caves where important australopithecine fossils were found.

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They swung through the trees above and fell through holes like this and died.

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There are still active excavations going on, but we weren’t allowed to visit those parts.

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Which meant it was a tour of a fairly typical cave.

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Dark and wet.

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And difficult to get around.

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There are also some open excavations at the surface.

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