Middle Stone Age human fossils from Die Kelders Cave 1, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 129-145

  Grine, Frederick E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Die Kelders; Homo sapiens; Middle Stone Age; South Africa; Teeth

Indexed keywords

STONE AGE; TOOTH;

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

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; HOMO SAPIENS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034106879     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0353     Document Type: Article

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