The central cattle pattern during the iron age of Southern Africa: A critique of its spatial features

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 190, 2009, Pages 148-155

  Badenhorst, Shaw ^a,b  

^a Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Caprines; Cattle; Central cattle pattern; Farmers; Iron age

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950825453     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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