Sterkfontein Caves

STERFONTEIN CAVES

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June 14th 2011
Today we had the most fantastic day with my uncle Chappie. He took us to the Cradle of Man Kind, which is where they have found some the earliest evidence of early man kind. We started out at the origin centre in Johannesburg, then headed to Marupeng which is large museum/interactive centre where they discribe the development of man kind. From here we went to the Sterkfotein caves which was just ... read more

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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