New knapping methods in the Howiesons Poort at Sibudu (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

Quaternary International

Volumn 350, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-42

  de la Peña, Paloma ^a   Wadley, Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Core; Howiesons Poort; Knapping method; Lithic technology; Middle Stone Age

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; MESOLITHIC; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84909646171     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.03.043     Document Type: Article

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