Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs - UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the site. Major Hominid Find in Southern Africa - From the BBC, the oldest known hominid fossils yet found in southern Africa are uncovered at the Sterkfontein Caves. Ancient Jewellery Found in African Cave - From Nature, 75,000-year-old beads were found in the Blombos Cave on the southern tip of South Africa. African Rock Art: The Coldstream Stone - Article on this small polychrome stone, found buried with a human skeleton near the Lottering River in the southern part of the Western Cape province. Arts of the San People in Nomansland - Article by Geoffrey Blundell on the paintings of the San people who survived in this area for longer than in other parts of South Africa. Sterkfontein Caves - One of the world's most productive and important palaeoanthropological sites. Pniel 6 - Archaeological excavations at a Stone Age site in the Northern Cape being undertaken by the University of Southampton. National Museum Department of Archaeology - Department aims to conduct scientific investigations of the lifestyles and customs of the early inhabitants of the Free State Province, South Africa. Rock Art Department of the National Museum - Aims to locate, record, interpret and manage the diverse rock engraving and rock painting traditions of southern Africa. Includes information, staff, collections, research, publications and contact details. Florisbad Quaternary Research Department of the National Museum - Conducts interdisciplinary palaeo-environmental research, primarily in the central region of southern Africa. Includes research, publications and contact details. UNESCO: uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park - Photographs and information on this park and the criteria for its selection as a World Heritage Centre. Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs - UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Description, photographs, maps and documents for these UNESCO World Heritage Centres.