Excavation of buried late Acheulean (mid-quaternary) land surfaces at Duinefontein 2, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 559-575

  Cruz Uribe, Kathryn ^a   Klein, Richard G ^b   Avery, Graham ^c   Avery, Margaret ^c   Halkett, David ^d   Hart, Timothy ^d   Milo, Richard G ^e   Sampson, Garth C ^f   Volman, Thomas P ^g  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acheulean; Duinefontein 2; Landscape archeology; Paleoecology

Indexed keywords

ACHEULEAN; ARCHAEOLOGY; LAND SURFACE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 0037408222     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00202-9     Document Type: Article

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