Exploitation of large bovids and seals at Middle and Later Stone Age sites in South Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-334

  Klein, Richard G ^a   Cruz Uribe, Kathryn ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of hunting and gathering; Later Stone Age; Middle Stone Age

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA; PHOCIDAE; TRAGELAPHUS ORYX;

BUFFALO; ELAND; HUNTING STRATEGY; QUATERNARY; SEAL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030432860     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0064     Document Type: Article

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