An archaeological survey of the tropical highlands of Kafa, Southwestern Ethiopia

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-63

  Hildebrand, Elisabeth Anne ^a   Brandt, Steven Andrew ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Highlands; Holocene; Later stone age; Rockshelters; Southwest Ethiopia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953274064     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10152     Document Type: Article

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