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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Woodhouse (H. C.)

ARCHAEOLOGY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (1971) - inscribed by the author

Published: Purnell, Cape Town, 1971

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $55

Approximately:

Estimate: $65

Bidding opens: 15 Jan 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 22 Jan 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Publisher's hardcover with pictorial dust jacket.

170pp. illustrated.

Inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Peter with warm regards and pleasant recollections of our afternoon in Vereeniging. H. C. Woodhouse 14/11/92."

'The fossilised man-apes of Makapansgat, the might of Monomotapa.

The gold rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, the painted eland of the Drakensberg. The hand-axes of the Earlier Stone Age, the ritual burials of the Later Stone Age.

Cosmetic mines in Swaziland, gold mines in Rhodesia.

These are just a few of the intriguing subjects covered by this lively account of archaeology and prehistory in Southern Africa.

From his practical fieldwork, his comprehensive reading and his personal acquaintance with most of the leading figures, Bert Woodhouse has compiled an absorbing story. It is written for the general reader and is illustrated with the author's own photographs.' - editor's note

  • Jacket Condition: Near Fine
  • Binding Condition: Fine


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