bovine. The site is on a private farm but The University of Witwatersrand has set up a research station on the far hill. So far, no hominid fossils have been found at Kromdraai B, only stone tools. However, Kromdraai A has yielded numerous postcranial remains. |
Sterkfontein has been a rich source of hominid discoveries
for centuries. Some of the most notable finds include the Australopithecus
africnaus crania, STS 5 (Mrs. Ples) and more recently Little Foot (the skeleton
of an australopithecine that most likely fell to its death. The excavation
of Little Foot continues by the University of Witwatersrand.
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