"Coffins", wood and the status of the people buried

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-282

  February, Ed C ^a  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coffin; Grave construction; Human burial; South Africa; Wood identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004620194     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0025     Document Type: Article

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