History & heritageKrugersdorp, South Africa
Sterkfontein
Archaeological site in South Africa.
About
Sterkfontein (Afrikaans for Strong Spring) is a set of limestone caves of special interest in paleoanthropology located in Gauteng province, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Muldersdrift area close to the town of Krugersdorp. The archaeological sites of Swartkrans and Kromdraai are in the same area. Sterkfontein is a South African National Heritage Site and was also declared a World Heritage Site in 2000.
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Location
Open map: Sterkfontein and 8 nearby attractions-26.01604, 27.73456 · Krugersdorp
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Photo credits (6)
- Wonder Cave: Bothar at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Commons
- Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden: JMK · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Hector Pieterson Museum: Babak Fakhamzadeh from Chiang Mai, Thailand · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
- Nelson Mandela Square: Britfan97 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Johannesburg Zoo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- FNB Stadium: Dundas Football Club · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
