Middle Stone Age pièces esquillées from Sibudu Cave, South Africa: An initial micro-residue study

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1694-1704

  Langejans, Geeske H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Core reduced pieces; Howiesons Poort; Micro residue analysis; Middle Stone Age; Pi ces esquill es; Scaled pieces; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; STONE AGE; TOOL USE;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SIBUDU CAVE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860620192     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.036     Document Type: Article

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