Descent of iron age farmers in Southern Africa during the last 2000 years

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-106

  Badenhorst, Shaw ^a,b  

^a Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Cattle; Descent; Gender; Iron Age; Matrilineal; Patrilineal; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954539082     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-010-9073-1     Document Type: Review

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