Gallery – Sterkfontein Caves Exhibition – Sterkfontein Caves Exhibition

Sterkfontein Caves is a rich fossil site and many famous fossils, including “Little Foot”, have been discovered in the caves. Fossils found in the caves are covered in breccia, a rock composed of angular fragments of minerals or rocks in a matrix (cementing material), that may be similar or different in composition to the fragments. Fossils and artefacts are extracted from the cave site by drilling and breaking the breccia. The breccia is then chipped away from the fossils and stone tools with small chisels and airscribes (power tools used to separate fossils from rocks).