Mapungubwe: An historical and contemporary analysis of a World Heritage cultural landscape

Koedoe

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Carruthers, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Cultural landscape; History; Mapungubwe; National park; World Heritage

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 33746135322     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v49i1.89     Document Type: Article

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