Settlements, landscapes and identities among the Tswana of the western transvaal and eastern Kalahari before 1820

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue 197, 2013, Pages 15-26

  Morton, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Kalahari; Landscape; Settlements; Totems; Transvaal; Tswana

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883587554     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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