The lithic assemblage of the 1975-1976 excavation of the Porc-Epic cave, Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia - Implications for the East African middle stone age

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-126

  Pleurdeau, David ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Horn of Africa; Middle stone age; Porc epic cave; Technical variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748756009     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10040     Document Type: Article

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