Sterkfontein
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Sterkfontein 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. The area in which it is situated is known as the Cradle of Humankind. The Sterkfontein Caves are also home to numerous wild African species including Belonogaster petiolata, a wasp species of which there is a large nesting presence.
Archaeologists in a structure above the entrance to Sterkfontein
Entrance to the Silberberg Grotto containing Little Foot
The underground lake in the Sterkfontein Caves. One diver has died in the lake
A view down toward the lake in the caves
Gauteng
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Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
The Johannesburg City Hall, home of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
The undulating hills that form part of the rural areas in the province just north of Johannesburg. Although Gauteng is a heavily urbanised province, much of its area is extensively cultivated for agriculture.
Sandton Gautrain Station in August 2010
University of Pretoria's Old Arts Building