Dr Robert Broom, SA archaeologist and discoverer of the “Mrs Ples” skull at the Sterkfontein Caves, is born in Scotland.

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South African History Online. (2011, November 25). Dr Robert Broom, SA archaeologist and discoverer of the “Mrs Ples” skull at the Sterkfontein Caves, is born in Scotland.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070228

South African History Online (2011) 'Dr Robert Broom, SA archaeologist and discoverer of the “Mrs Ples” skull at the Sterkfontein Caves, is born in Scotland.', South African History Online, 25 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070228 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

South African History Online, Dr Robert Broom, SA archaeologist and discoverer of the “Mrs Ples” skull at the Sterkfontein Caves, is born in Scotland. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070228, (accessed 24 September 2026).

"Dr Robert Broom, SA archaeologist and discoverer of the “Mrs Ples” skull at the Sterkfontein Caves, is born in Scotland.." South African History Online, 25 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070228. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dr Robert Broom, SA archaeologist and discoverer of the “Mrs Ples” skull at the Sterkfontein Caves, is born in Scotland.." South African History Online. November 25, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070228.