Implications of a mass kill site of springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in South Africa: hunting practices, gender relations, and sharing in the Later Stone Age

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1266-1275

  Dewar, Genevieve ^a   Halkett, Dave ^a   Hart, Tim ^a   Orton, Jayson ^a   Sealy, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antidorcas marsupialis; Hunter gatherer; Later Stone Age; Mass harvesting; South Africa; Traps; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HUNTER-GATHERER; HUNTING; MAMMAL; STONE AGE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ANTIDORCAS MARSUPIALIS;

EID: 33746950517     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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