Discovery of new artefacts at Kromdraai

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 187-193

  Kuman, K ^a   Field, A S ^a   Thackeray, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; ARTEFACT; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE;

KROMDRAAI; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSVAAL;

EID: 0030810654     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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