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RELATIVE TIME PERIOD: Follows the East African Microlithic and precedes the historic period.
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Ambrose, S. (2001). East African Neolithic. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1193-9_8
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