Direct testing of rock painting pigments for traces of haemoglobin at Rose Cottage Cave, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 755-762

  Williamson, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Haemoglobin detection; Rock painting pigments

Indexed keywords

ROCK ART;

EID: 0033800633     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0489     Document Type: Article

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