MIS 4 and MIS 3 occupations in Sibudu, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue 197, 2013, Pages 41-51

  Wadley, Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fauna; Marine isotope stages 3 and 4; Material culture; Middle Stone Age; Sibudu; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883392307     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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