Early Pastoralists in East Africa: Ecological and Social Dimensions

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 166-200

  Gifford Gonzalez, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001312675     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaar.1998.0322     Document Type: Article

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