Still Bay and serrated points from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1773-1784

  Lombard, Marlize ^a   Wadley, Lyn ^a   Jacobs, Zenobia ^b   Mohapi, Moleboheng ^a   Roberts, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depositional integrity; Middle stone age; OSL; Serrated points; Still bay

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BAY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MESOLITHIC; STRATIGRAPHY;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77952553243     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.02.015     Document Type: Article

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