The Mapungubwe gold graves revisited

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 186, 2007, Pages 140-146

  Steyn, Maryna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grave goods; Iron Age; Mapungubwe; Secondary burial; Skeletal remains

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949222780     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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