Two 'moments in time' during Middle Stone Age occupations of Sibudu, South Africa

Southern African Humanities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-97

  Wadley, Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bedding; Middle Stone Age; Shell bead cluster; Sibudu; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879002959     PISSN: 16815564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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