Coalescence and fragmentation in the late Pleistocene archaeology of southernmost Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-51

  Mackay, Alex ^a   Stewart, Brian A ^b   Chase, Brian M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cultural transmission; Howiesons Poort; Lithic technology; Middle and Later Stone Age; Ornaments; Still Bay

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COALESCENCE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; FRAGMENTATION; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; MESOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE;

SOUTH AFRICA; STILL BAY; WESTERN CAPE;

ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOSSIL; HISTORY; HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84902334027     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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