The final Middle Stone Age at Rose Cottage Cave: A distinct industry in the Basutolian ecozone

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 449-458

  Clark, Amelia M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; STONE AGE; STONE GAE;

FREE STATE; ROSE COTTAGE CAVE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031433404     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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