Coastal eolian sands, paleosols, and Pleistocene geoarchaeology of the Southwestern Cape, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1743-1781

  Butzer, Karl W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acheulian; Chronostratigraphy; Die Kelders; Duinefontein; Eolianites; Faunas; Middle Stone Age; Paleosols

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; PALEOSOL; STONE AGE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 5144225992     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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