Full Description
South Africa's Top Science Sites is one of six travel guides. The whole series is extremely well-researched and written by an author who knows and believes that in South Africa there are many, many areas that are as yet unexplored, that offer the visitor and reader a fascinating insight into our South African heritage and an understanding of the global concerns. South Africa's Top Science Sites has been arranged thematically. It affirms and confirms the importance of South Africa in terms of paleontology. In this guide the focus is on six key sites that are of international significance. These include: Taung, Makapansgat, Sterkfontein and its environs; Mapungubwe ruins in the Limpopo Province, Thulamela in the Kruger Park, Klasie River Caves in the Eastern Cape, and the numerous rock engraving sites including the world famous 10,000 year old rock engravings at Wonderwerk Caves near Kuruman. The guide is well designed and user friendly, even the arm chair traveler will find a treasure trove of adventure and knowledge about sites that are world heritage sites.
