A rare example of a human burial with a stone-packed grave shaft in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 184, 2006, Pages 202-207

  Stynder, D D ^a   Yates, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MAPCRM CC   (South Africa)

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EID: 58149466496     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20474928     Document Type: Article

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