Changing environments in Oxygen Isotope Stage 3: Reconstructions using archaeological charcoal from Sibudu Cave

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 179-184

  Allott, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHARCOAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; STONE AGE;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SIBUDU CAVE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3042767461     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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