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Klasies River Caves

The Klasies River Caves are a series of caves located east of the Klasies River Mouth on the Tsitsikamma coast in the Humansdorp district of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The Klasies River Main (KRM) site consists of 3 main caves and 2 shelters located within a cliff on the southern coast of the Eastern Cape. The site provides evidence for developments in stone tool technology, evolution of modern human anatomy and behavior, and changes in paleoecology and climate in Southern Africa based on evidence from plant remains.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More caves in South Africa

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  3. Border Cave
  4. Cango Caves
  5. Coopers Cave

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