A glass bead sequence for southern Africa from the 8thto the 16th century AD

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-84

  Wood, Marilee ^a,b,c  

^a Uppsala University ^*  (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Glass beads; Glass chemistry; Indian Ocean trade; Iron age; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958741449     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10184     Document Type: Review

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