Middle Stone Age stratigraphy and excavations at Die Kelders Cave 1 (Western Cape Province, South Africa): The 1992, 1993, and 1995 field seasons

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-42

  Marean, Curtis W ^a   Goldberg, Paul ^b   Avery, Graham ^c   Grine, Frederick E ^a   Klein, Richard G ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geoarchaeology; Middle Stone Age; South Africa; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

STONE AGE; STRATIGRAPHY;

DIE KELDERS CAVE 1; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034097637     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0349     Document Type: Article

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