Africa, north: Sahara, eastern

Encyclopedia of Archaeology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 56-61

  Garcea, Elena A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aterian; Bir kiseiba; Bir sahara east; Bir tarfawi; Caprine herding; Cattle domestication; Dakhleh oasis; Delayed return economy; Farafra oasis; Gilf kebir; Great sand sea; Middle stone age; Nabta playa; Sedentism; Sorghum; Western desert

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450024778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373962-9.00091-1     Document Type: Chapter

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