Pre-colonial settlement and subsistence along sandy shores South of Elands bay, West coast, South Africa

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 178, 2003, Pages 53-62

  Jerardino, Antonieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Elands bay; Sandy shores; Settlement patterns; South africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 62449219218     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3889302     Document Type: Article

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