After remaining shut down for almost three years because of major flooding, South Africa’s iconic Sterkfontein Caves ... What’s inside the caves Inside the caves are weathered limestone ...

A general view of the lake inside the Sterkfontein caves located ... in South Africa's Sterkfontein caves, where one of our earliest ancestors was found, Itumeleng Molefe swept ancient soil ...

Seated on sandbags in a knee-deep grid dug in South Africa's Sterkfontein caves, where one of our earliest ancestors was found, Itumeleng Molefe swept ancient soil into a blue dustpan, each ...

KRUGERSDORP, South Africa — Seated on sandbags in South Africa’s Sterkfontein caves, where one of our earliest ancestors was found, Itumeleng Molefe swept ancient soil into a blue dustpan ...