Ochre for the toolmaker: Shaping the still bay points at Sibudu (Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa)

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-54

  Soriano, Sylvain ^a   Villa, Paola ^b,c   Wadley, Lyn ^d  

^a Inrap)   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lithic technology; Middle Stone Age; Ochre; Still Bay

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649227289     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10121     Document Type: Article

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