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Gaining ethnoarchaeological insight into prehistoric southern African pigment mining practices

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ID9367271
AuthorsRiaan F Rifkin (0000-0003-1791-3706, University of Pretoria, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume48
Pages114-133
Publication date2017-07-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Anthropological Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0278-4165 • E-ISSN: 1090-2686
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jaa.2017.07.001
OpenAlexW2737262407
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited124

Archaeological record · Archaeology · Biology · Ethnoarchaeology · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Geography · Human evolution · Paleoanthropology · Prehistory · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Citations per year0,33
Citation span2020 - 2022 (3)
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