An unusual pre-colonial burial from Bloubergstrand, Table Bay, South Africa

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 201, 2015, Pages 106-112

  Orton, Jayson ^a,b   Halkett, David ^c   Hart, Tim ^c   Patrick, Mary ^d   Pfeiffer, Susan ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c ACO Assoct CC   (United States)

^d Cape Archaeological Survey CC   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84946543215     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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