Taphonomic implications of orientation of plotted finds from Pinnacle Point 13B (Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 274-288

  Bernatchez, Jocelyn A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifact orientation; Fabric analysis; Middle Stone Age

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; HOMINID; MESOLITHIC; TAPHONOMY;

PINNACLE POINT; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 77957686873     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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