Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... obtained from micaceous schists pounded fine by man's agency , is connected with the Hottentot or Bush culture . At Port Nolloth a clay pot was found with a good deal of it in it ; another one from the Zuurberg is half filled with it ...
... obtained from micaceous schists pounded fine by man's agency , is connected with the Hottentot or Bush culture . At Port Nolloth a clay pot was found with a good deal of it in it ; another one from the Zuurberg is half filled with it ...
Page 66
... obtained from water , honey , hyrax urine , animal fat , beeswax , and bone marrow . Animal fat had to be heated , exposure to sun made the painting run , after weeks of drying the paint could be rubbed off . Beeswax had to be heated ...
... obtained from water , honey , hyrax urine , animal fat , beeswax , and bone marrow . Animal fat had to be heated , exposure to sun made the painting run , after weeks of drying the paint could be rubbed off . Beeswax had to be heated ...
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... obtained , which show the site to have been occupied over a period of some 12 500 years . These dates are listed in Table 1. Those with the reference Pta- were provided by the Natural Isotopes Division of the Council for Scientific and ...
... obtained , which show the site to have been occupied over a period of some 12 500 years . These dates are listed in Table 1. Those with the reference Pta- were provided by the Natural Isotopes Division of the Council for Scientific and ...
Contents
Pigments and paints worldwide | 10 |
Theories and experiments regarding southern African rock paintings | 25 |
Pigments and paints of the historical Hottentots | 68 |
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