The late Quaternary of the Lesotho highlands, southern Africa: Preliminary results and future potential of ongoing research at Sehonghong shelter

Quaternary International

Volumn 33, Issue , 1996, Pages 35-43

  Mitchell, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; ROCK ART; ROCK SHELTER; STONE AGE;

AFRICA, (SOUTH); LESOTHO;

EID: 0030437825     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1040-6182(95)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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