tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472389031614131288.post3755827292211295411..comments2023-09-26T11:34:27.302+02:00Comments on Sandy, the Armchair Traveller: Sudwala Caves, MpumalangaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472389031614131288.post-2189467839694435952010-04-29T14:00:58.774+02:002010-04-29T14:00:58.774+02:00Prehistoric man used the Sudwala Caves for shelter...Prehistoric man used the <a href="http://www.travelafrica360.net/deep-into-the-south-african-caves.html" rel="nofollow">Sudwala Caves</a> for shelter and although there is a constant flow of fresh air in the caves, no one knows where it comes from. The caves were discovered in the early 19th century during a Swazi succession melodrama.Paraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252372041858393646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472389031614131288.post-26106164367422749142010-01-18T08:48:38.200+02:002010-01-18T08:48:38.200+02:00The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in th...The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in the world, and as such, are a `must-see' on the itinerary of any visitor to Mpumalanga. These incredible caverns lie in the Drakensberg escarpment which separates the Highveld from the lowlands of Mpumalanga. The caves are situated in Pre-cumbrian dolomite rocks of the Malmani Group, formed over a period of some 3000 million years, capturing in stone a time when the area was covered by warm shallow in-land seas. These are amongst the second oldest known sedimentary rocks on the earth, and represented in the cave are fossils of the first oxygen producing plants on the earth, Collenia. One can clearly see in the different layers and textures in the rock a reflection of the result of the different weather patterns taking place in the building of an ancient seabed. Besides the awesome rock displays the caverns also boast an array of calcium formations, aged but active, anciently and patiently still growing.<br />==Paraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252372041858393646noreply@blogger.com