A cross-cultural motif in San, Khoekhoe and Northern Sotho rock paintings of the Central Limpopo Basin, Southern Africa

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 177, 2003, Pages 14-26

  Eastwood, Edward B ^a,b  

^a Palaeo Art Field Services   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Inter cultural relationships; Khoekhoe; Northern Sotho; Rock art; San; Southern africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949273632     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3889153     Document Type: Article

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