Bolt’s Farm

Twenty caves with antelope, baboon, sabre-toothed cats and rodents, some of which are between 5-million and 4-million years old.

Swartkrans

Paranthropus robustus, Homo ergaster, baboons, leopards, sabre-toothed cats, hyenas and antelope. Evidence of the earliest controlled use of fire in Southern Africa, and some of the earliest evidence of controlled use of fire anywhere in the world.

Sterkfontein

One of the world’s richest hominid sites. Finds include Australopithecus africanus and an almost complete Australopithecus skeleton.

Minnaar’s Cave

Animal fossils include a jackal skull.

Cooper’s Site

Notable for diverse fauna including pigs, carnivores, antelope and Paranthropus robustus.

Kromdraai

The first specimen of Paranthropus robustus was discovered at this site by a schoolboy, Gert Terblanche, in 1938. The site at which this fossil was discovered (known as “KB”) dates to at least 1.95-million years ago. “KA” is a separate site, associated primarily with the activities of sabre-tooth cats such as Dinofelis.

Plover’s Lake

Abundant fauna including baboon, antelope and an extinct form of zebra. Part of the site was probably a leopard lair. Middle Stone Age deposits with artefacts have been excavated recently.

Wonder Caves

Spectacular cave formations. Fossils include rodents, frogs, lizards and birds.