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Original Articles

Environment and subsistence of prehistoric man in the southern Cape Province, South Africa

Pages 249-284 | Published online: 15 Jul 2010

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  • Editor's note. It remains editorial policy not normally to publish in World Archaeology articles substantially exceeding 7,000 words. The extra length of Dr Klein's article, specially prepared by him for this number, has been paid for by a subvention from his research grant, awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, to whom the author, editor and publishers express their thanks.

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