Chronology, stratigraphy and spatial distribution of artefacts at Hollow Rock Shelter, Cape Province, South Africa

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue 200, 2014, Pages 142-151

  Högberg, Anders ^a,b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chronology; Hollow Rock Shelter; Spatial distribution; Still Bay; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938409813     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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