Ancient caves buried deep in the Kalahari

On the surface it betrays the eye; the Kalahari Desert is alive with vegetation and undulations, where life in the wild continues as usual. Down below though, the desert is hiding something precious - ancient caves that lie buried under a thick blanket of windblown sand dunes over thousands of years.

A geophysical study at the same place that boast of Gcwhihaba caves, confirms that dozens of caves lie buried deep under the Kalahari Desert and work has started to uncover the mystery. The job to unearth the mysteries beneath commenced in 2005 when the National Museum and Art Gallery started sending a team of experts to be based in the desert, specifically for this purpose.

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has set up a camp there, providing manpower, which digs the spacious area locating the lost caves.

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