OSL chronology for sediments and MSA artefacts at the toteng quarry, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 188, 2008, Pages 151-158

  Brook, George A ^a   Srivastava, Pradeep ^b   Brook, Fong Z ^a   Robbins, Lawrence H ^c   Campbell, Alec C ^d   Murphy, Michael L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d not available   (Botswana)

^e Kalamazoo Valley Community Gollege   (United States)

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EID: 70849102903     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20475010     Document Type: Article

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