Lydenburg heads Traditional Cache
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In the Sterkspruit Valley terracotta masks were found, dating back to the 400s A.D. These masks are of human and animal faces. Replicas of these masks are hosted in the Lydenburg Museum - the originals are in the South African Museum in Cape Town. This group of seven fired earthenware heads is named after the site where they were discovered in the eastern Transvaal of South Africa. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal samples from the excavation site has established that the heads were buried there around 500 A.D., making them the oldest known African Iron Age artworks from below the equator.
The cache is hidden near in the gardens of the museum. The museum is open from 8:00 until 15:30 on weekdays, and 8:00 to 17:00 on weekends.
While visiting the museum you can also visit the Gustav Klienbihl Nature reserve.
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