Diversity in mastic-mounted stone adzes and the use of mastic in precolonial South Africa: Evidence from Steenbokfontein cave

Antiquity

Volumn 75, Issue 290, 2001, Pages 859-866

  Jerardino, Antonieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hafting; Mastic; Southern Africa; Steenbokfontein cave; Stone adzes; Western Cape

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040079990     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00089432     Document Type: Article

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