Geoarchaeological and chronostratigraphical investigations of open-air sites in the Geelbek Dunes, South Africa

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-449

  Fuchs, Markus ^a,b   Kandel, A W ^c,f   Conard, N J ^c,f   Walker, S J ^c,d,f   Felix Henningsen, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f HEIDELBERG ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEFLATION; LAND SURFACE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MESOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE; STONE AGE;

CAPE TOWN; GEELBEK DUNES; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 52949116772     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20226     Document Type: Article

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