A characterization of the MSA stone artefact assemblage from the 1984 excavations at Klein Kliphuis, Western Cape

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 184, 2006, Pages 181-188

  Mackay, Alex ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 38349129703     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20474926     Document Type: Article

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