About Sterkfontein Caves

• Stone’s throw away: Just an hour’s drive away from Johannesburg and Pretoria
• Groundbreaking: Site of dramatic discoveries that changed the way we view humanity and the history of human development
• World-renowned: Declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1999
• Famous names: New scientific exhibition showcases the finds of hominid fossils “Mrs Ples” and “Little Foot”

The exhibition

An hour’s drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria, are the Sterkfontein Caves, world famous for their fossil finds and a well-known visitor destination. After an extensive face-lift in 2005, the Sterkfontein Caves is now home to a top restaurant, conferencing facilities, improved access into the caves, new walkways and a boardwalk past the excavation site where world-acclaimed fossils have been discovered.

The new scientific exhibition centre showcases a reconstruction of a mined cave – versus a pristine cave – cave formations and geology, early life forms, mammals and hominid fossils, among other topics. It describes in detail important finds such as “Mrs Ples”, the “Taung Child” and “Little Foot”, as well as providing information about fossilisation, palaeobotany and landscapes.

http://www.maropeng.co.za/index.php/sterkfontein/

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