Preliminary results of excavations at Lincoln Cave, Sterkfontein, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 286-288

  Reynolds, S C ^a,c,d   Vogel, J C ^b   Clarke, R J ^c   Kuman, K A ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; EXCAVATION; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; REWORKING;

GAUTENG; LINCOLN CAVE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0141746390     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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