The rock art of Chinamwali and its sacred landscape

Rock Art and Sacred Landscapes

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 49-66

  Zubieta, Leslie F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 85009435495     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8406-6_4     Document Type: Chapter

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