King's monuments: Identifying 'formlings' in southern African San rock paintings

Antiquity

Volumn 80, Issue 309, 2006, Pages 583-598

  Mguni, Siyakha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Ant hills; Formlings; Rock art; San; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HOLOCENE; MONUMENT; ROCK ART;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33749451759     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00094059     Document Type: Article

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