Behavioral ecological models of lithic technological change during the later Middle Stone Age of South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1738-1751

  McCall, Grant S ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral Ecology; Howiesons Poort; Middle Stone Age; South Africa; Still Bay; Stone Tools

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MESOLITHIC; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; BLOMBOS CAVE; KLASIES RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 34547106799     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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