A comparison of middle stone age and later stone age blades from South Africa

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429-448

  Cochrane, Grant W G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

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EID: 67749143945     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346908791071132     Document Type: Review

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