Apollo 11 Cave in southwest Namibia: Some observations on the site and its rock art

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 183, 2006, Pages 76-89

  Masson, John ^a  

^a NONE   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Apollo 11; Khoekhoe; Nama; Namibia; Rock art; San; Wendt

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949281834     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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