Preliminary results of excavations at the newly investigated Coopers D deposit, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 276-278

  Berger, Lee R ^a   De Ruiter, Darryl J ^a   Steininger, Christine M ^a   Hancox, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE; EXCAVATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOMINID;

COOPERS; GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 0141523270     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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