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Peers Cave

TIME : 2016/2/17 10:28:12

Actually an overhang, this cave is named after Victor Peers, who, with his son Bertie, started excavating the site in 1927, collecting evidence of the habitation of the Khoe-San dating as far back as 10,000 years. The most dramatic find was of an 11,000-year-old-skull; it’s thought this was an ancient burial site. Declared a National Monument in 1941, the cave, which is in Silvermine Nature Reserve, provides a dramatic viewpoint out across Noordhoek towards the sea.

To get here, follow the trail from a marked parking spot on the Ou Kaapse Weg.