South Africa's 'cradle of humankind' caves reopens for public

Wits reopens Sterkfontein Caves after two-year closure due to flood damage

Engineering firm helped to build structural reinforcements and embed seismic monitors

South Africa's 'cradle of humankind' caves reopens for public

Located 50 km (30 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, the caves closed nearly three years ago due to flooding and reopened Tuesday with a new experience bringing tourists closer to the scientific action.

A site called the "cuna of humanity" because of the amount of fossils Australopithecus it has provided was reopened in South Africa. Digging into the caves of Sterkfontein means following the footsteps of ancestors of more than a million years. Sitting on sandbags, Itumeleng Molefe removes land with a brush in search of hidden keys in this site declared UNESCO World Heritage Site. Near it, visitors marvel at the stalactites of millions of years …

Digging into the caves of Sterkfontein, reopened this week in South Africa, means following the footsteps of ancestors over a million years old in a field called the “cuna of humanity” by the amount of Australopithecus fossils it has provided. Sitting on sandbags, Itumeleng Molefe removes land with a brush ...

Sterkfontein caves in South Africa reopen after three years, bringing tourists closer to mankind's most important fossil finds.

South Africa’s ‘cradle of humankind’ caves reopen, offering tourists front-row view of human origins research - Malaysia now

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