Scavenging and processing of Whale meat and Blubber by later stone age people of the Geelbek Dunes, Western Cape Province, South Africa

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 178, 2003, Pages 91-93

  Kandel, Andrew W ^a   Conard, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 22944490704     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3889306     Document Type: Article

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