Technological change in the earlier and middle stone Age of Kalambo Falls (Zambia)

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-196

  Sheppard, Peter J ^a   Kleindienst, Maxine R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acheulean; Earlier Stone Age; Kalambo Falls; Middle Stone Age; Zambia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008302019     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01963510     Document Type: Article

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