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The first natives of the Magalies

The first natives of the Magalies

Left: The fossilised skull of ‘Mrs Ples’ – in fact  a young A. africanis male Long before the marauding impis of Mzilikaats, the herders of Mogalie, the smiths of the early Iron Age or the Boers [...]

When the Iron Age reached the Magalies

When the Iron Age reached the Magalies

The Magaliesberg and the adjacent valleys still harbour the remains of communities who occupied the area for many centuries before the first itinerant farmers, the European missionaries, the big game hunters or even the marauders of [...]