DOWN AND OUT Photo 4

DOWN AND OUT

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June 26th 2010
Went off to the Cradle of Human Kind today. This is a world heritage site and contains the Sterkfontein Caves, which we visited. A 2.3 million year old fossil, Mrs Ples, was found here in 1947. Other fossils over 3 million years old have also been found. What I didn't bargain for was the fact that I would be on my hands, knees and bum getting through some of the narrow and low gaps in order to co ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more