Early herders and monumental sites in eastern Africa: Dating and interpretation

Antiquity

Volumn 86, Issue 332, 2012, Pages 338-352

  Hildebrand, Elisabeth Anne ^a   Grillo, Katherine M ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fifth millennium BP; Herders; Ostrich eggshells; Pillar sites; Radiocarbon; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861678858     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00062803     Document Type: Article

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