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South African Early Iron Age in Zambia

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RELATIVE TIME PERIOD: Follows the Southern and Eastern Africa Late Stone Age, precedes the historic period.

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Robertson, J.H. (2001). South African Early Iron Age in Zambia. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1193-9_20

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