sterkontein mine

in south africa 15 km northwest of jhonesburg 

in 1896 guglielm matinaglia found the mine 

david draper 

in the 1890's, geologists called for the strekfontein caves to be protected 

austropithecus africanus was found there 

oldest known early humans from southern Africa 

combination of human like and ape like feature 

shoulder and hand bones indicated they were also adapted for climbing 

taung child was found there