Detourmap
Archaeological & historic sites in South Africa
South Africa has 27 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Big Hole. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 27
- Oldest
- Big Hole 1871
- Little known
- 20 of 27
- Most from
- 20th century
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1.Big Hole
Archaeological · 19th century · Notable
Open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa
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6.Mponeng
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
4 km deep gold mine in Gauteng province near Johannesburg, South Africa
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12.SS Oakburn and Bos 400
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Historic wreck and dive site at Duiker Point on the Cape Peninsula west coast
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14.SS Maori
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Shoreline historical wreck in Leeugat Bay on the Cape Peninsula west coast
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23.SS Thomas T. Tucker
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Shoreline recent wreck dive site at Olifantsbospunt on the Cape Peninsula west coast
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in South Africa?
27 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for South Africa with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in South Africa?
Big Hole, 19th century. Open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa.
Which is the oldest?
Big Hole, dated to 1871. 6 of these 27 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.