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Dr. Thackery explains to the group where and how the original Mrs. Ples fossil
cranium was found at Sterkfontein mine. |
| Picture by J. L. Kirschvink |
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Looking down into the Sterkfontein site from the scaffolding. The wire mesh divides
the site in to a number of individual plots for identifying the locations of fossil finds. |
| Picture by Laura Croal |
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Going down into the Sterkfontein Cave near Pretoria. |
| Picture by Liz Johnson |
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An underground lake in the Sterkfontein Caves. |
| Picture by Gilead Wurman |
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Jenny investigates the dark corners of Sterkfontein Cavern. |
| Picture by Laura Croal |
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A hole like this one, is probably what help to lead to the amazing quantity of
fossils found at Sterkfontein: not easy to see from above and impossible to escape from
below. |
| Picture by Laura Croal |
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Edwin chewing ostrich biltong at the Caltex gas station in
Vryberg on the way to Kuruman. |
| Picture by Liz Johnson |
Day 11