The Middle Stone Age of West Turkana, Kenya

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-364

  Shea, John J ^a   Hildebrand, Elisabeth A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Kenya; Lake Turkana; Middle Stone Age; Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951876317     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346910X12707321358630     Document Type: Review

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