Luleche, a new paleontological site in the Cradle of Humankind, North-West Province, South Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 751-754

  Adams, J W ^a   Hemingway, J ^b   Kegley, A D T ^b   Thackeray, J F ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cave site; Plio Pleistocene; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CAVE; PALEONTOLOGY; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; TAPHONOMY;

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

EID: 36549066795     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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