Rose Cottage Cave MSA lithic points: Does technological change imply change in hunting techniques?

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 185, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Mohapi, Moleboheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hunting techniques; Lithic points; MSA; Rose cottage cave; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949202876     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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