The archaeology of the West coast of South Africa /

"This work presents contributions from South African, European, and North American authors working in academic and governmental institutions. Chapters provide latest regional syntheses and discuss diverse topics, such as Acheulean hominin behaviour, Holocene hunter-gatherer subsistence, settlem...

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Other Authors:	Braun, David R. (David Royce) (editorof compilation.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, 2013.
Series:	BAR international series ; 2526. Cambridge monographs in African archaeology ; 84.
Subjects:	Prehistoric peoples > South Africa > Western Cape. Excavations (Archaeology) > South Africa > Western Cape. Western Cape (South Africa) > Antiquities. Fouilles (Archéologie) > Afrique du Sud > Le Cap-Occidental. Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) Prehistoric peoples. South Africa > Western Cape. Electronic books.
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Summary:	"This work presents contributions from South African, European, and North American authors working in academic and governmental institutions. Chapters provide latest regional syntheses and discuss diverse topics, such as Acheulean hominin behaviour, Holocene hunter-gatherer subsistence, settlement patterns and land use patterns, human impact on marine environments and resource intensification, herder/ forager culture contact, physical anthropological studies, the impact of colonialism in developing new social and economic responses, and heritage management. A final chapter by Jon Erlandson discusses these contributions within a wider international context."--Publisher's website.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vi, 168 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781407341149 1407341146 9781407311449 1407311441
DOI:	10.30861/9781407311449