Howiesons Poort segments as hunting weapons: Experiments with replicated projectiles

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 186, 2007, Pages 147-153

  Pargeter, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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