Additional evidence on the early hominid bone tools from Swartkrans with reference to spatial distribution of lithic and organic artefacts

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 259-267

  Backwell, L R ^a   D'Errico, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; HOMINID; TOOL USE;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SWARTKRANS;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; HOMINIDAE; HOMO; ISOPTERA; PARANTHROPUS ROBUSTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141634380     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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