Later Stone Age ostrich eggshell bead manufacture in the Northern Cape, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1765-1775

  Orton, Jayson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grooved stones; Later Stone Age; Northern Cape; Ostrich eggshell bead production; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ECONOMIC HISTORY; EGGSHELL; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING; PREHISTORIC; STONE AGE;

AFRICA; NAMAQUALAND; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 43149101634     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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