South african and lesotho stone age sequence updated (I)

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue 195, 2012, Pages 123-144

  Lombard, Marlize ^a   Wadley, Lyn ^b   Deacon, Janette ^c   Wurz, Sarah ^b,d   Parsons, Isabelle ^c   Mohapi, Moleboheng ^a   Swart, Joane ^e   Mitchell, Peter ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e St Hugh's College ^*  (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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