Late Pleistocene Techno-traditions in Southern Africa: A Review of the Still Bay and Howiesons Poort, c. 75-59 ka

Journal of World Prehistory

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 205-237

  Henshilwood, Christopher S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Behaviour; Homo sapiens; Howiesons Poort; Middle Stone Age; Still Bay

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CULTURAL HISTORY; CULTURAL TRADITION; MATERIAL CULTURE; MESOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE; PREHISTORIC;

SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STILL BAY; WESTERN CAPE;

HOMO SAPIENS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 84870519886     PISSN: 08927537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10963-012-9060-3     Document Type: Article

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