Middle Stone Age lithic point experimentation for macro-fracture and residue analyses: The process and preliminary results with reference to Sibudu Cave points

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Lombard, M ^a,b   Parsons, I ^a   Van Der Ryst, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUNTING; STONE AGE; TOOL USE;

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

CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 3042845379     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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