The Sterkfontein Caves were the site of the discovery of a 2.3-million-year-old fossil Australopithecus africanus (nicknamed "Mrs. Ples"), found in 1947 by Robert Broom and John T. Robinson.
Nas covas de Sterkfontein foi descuberto un fósil de 2,3 millóns de anos do Australopithecus africanus (alcumado "Mrs. Ples") en 1947 por Robert Broom e John T. Robinson.