Assessing the efficacy of red ochre as a prehistoric hide tanning ingredient

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-158

  Rifkin, Riaan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Experimental archaeology; Hide tanning; Middle Stone Age; Modern human behaviour; Red ochre

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855230404     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/2191-5784-10199     Document Type: Article

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