First bones, then beers

11 September 2015 - 02:53
By Ray Hartley

Almost exactly two years ago, on September 13 2013, Steven Tucker made the find of a lifetime. Deep in a cave system at the Cradle of Humankind his head torch revealed bones on the sloping floor of a cave.Tucker and fellow caver Rick Hunter were doing what they loved most: exploring the dangerous crevices and caves in the area around Maropeng.

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