Site formation in the early South African Stone Age sites and its influence on the archaeological record

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 251-254

  Kuman, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STONE AGE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0141635170     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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