A preliminary study of the weathering activity at the rock art site of Game Pass Shelter (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) in relation to its conservation

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-308

  Hoerlé, Stephane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK ART; WEATHERING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

TRAGELAPHUS ORYX;

EID: 22244450084     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/108.2.297     Document Type: Article

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