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The Advent of Herding in Southern Africa: Early AMS Dates on Domestic Livestock from the Kalahari Desert

2005; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 46; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/432748

1537-5382

Lawrence H. Robbins, Alec C. Campbell, Michael L. Murphy, George A. Brook, Pradeep Srivastava, Shaw Badenhorst,

African history and culture analysis

Previous articleNext article No AccessReportsThe Advent of Herding in Southern Africa: Early AMS Dates on Domestic Livestock from the Kalahari Desert1LawrenceH.Robbins, AlecC.Campbell, MichaelL.Murphy, GeorgeA.Brook, PradeepSrivastava, and ShawBadenhorstLawrenceH.RobbinsDepartment of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A. ([email protected]) (Robbins)/P.O. Box 306, Crocodile Pools, Gaborone, Botswana (Campbell)/Social Science Department, Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017, U.S.A. (Murphy)/Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 36802, U.S.A. (Brook and Srivastava)/African Heritage Institute, 167, Buitenkant St., Gardens 8001, Cape Town, South Africa (Badenhorst). 1 ii 05, AlecC.CampbellDepartment of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A. ([email protected]) (Robbins)/P.O. Box 306, Crocodile Pools, Gaborone, Botswana (Campbell)/Social Science Department, Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017, U.S.A. (Murphy)/Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 36802, U.S.A. (Brook and Srivastava)/African Heritage Institute, 167, Buitenkant St., Gardens 8001, Cape Town, South Africa (Badenhorst). 1 ii 05, MichaelL.MurphyDepartment of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A. ([email protected]) (Robbins)/P.O. Box 306, Crocodile Pools, Gaborone, Botswana (Campbell)/Social Science Department, Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017, U.S.A. (Murphy)/Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 36802, U.S.A. (Brook and Srivastava)/African Heritage Institute, 167, Buitenkant St., Gardens 8001, Cape Town, South Africa (Badenhorst). 1 ii 05, GeorgeA.BrookDepartment of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A. ([email protected]) (Robbins)/P.O. Box 306, Crocodile Pools, Gaborone, Botswana (Campbell)/Social Science Department, Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017, U.S.A. (Murphy)/Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 36802, U.S.A. (Brook and Srivastava)/African Heritage Institute, 167, Buitenkant St., Gardens 8001, Cape Town, South Africa (Badenhorst). 1 ii 05, PradeepSrivastavaDepartment of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A. ([email protected]) (Robbins)/P.O. Box 306, Crocodile Pools, Gaborone, Botswana (Campbell)/Social Science Department, Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017, U.S.A. (Murphy)/Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 36802, U.S.A. (Brook and Srivastava)/African Heritage Institute, 167, Buitenkant St., Gardens 8001, Cape Town, South Africa (Badenhorst). 1 ii 05, and ShawBadenhorstDepartment of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A. ([email protected]) (Robbins)/P.O. Box 306, Crocodile Pools, Gaborone, Botswana (Campbell)/Social Science Department, Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017, U.S.A. (Murphy)/Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 36802, U.S.A. (Brook and Srivastava)/African Heritage Institute, 167, Buitenkant St., Gardens 8001, Cape Town, South Africa (Badenhorst). 1 ii 05Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A. ([email protected]) (Robbins)/P.O. Box 306, Crocodile Pools, Gaborone, Botswana (Campbell)/Social Science Department, Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017, U.S.A. (Murphy)/Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 36802, U.S.A. (Brook and Srivastava)/African Heritage Institute, 167, Buitenkant St., Gardens 8001, Cape Town, South Africa (Badenhorst). 1 ii 05PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Current Anthropology Volume 46, Number 4August/October 2005 Sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/432748 Views: 203Total views on this site Citations: 44Citations are reported from Crossref 2005 by The WennerGren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 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