P. Vinnicombe’s scientific contributions

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Publications (1)

People of the Eland: Rock-Paintings of the Drakensberg Bushmen as a Reflection of Their Life and Thought
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June 1978

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32 Reads

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258 Citations

The South African Archaeological Bulletin

T. M. O'C. Maggs

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P. Vinnicombe

Citations (1)

... These three figures are generally similar in appearance and Stow treats them as such, referring to them as 'demonical-looking satyrs' (Stow 1905: 121). They are all hybrid human-animal combinations that we interpret as therianthropes, a well-known feature of San rock art (Vinnicombe 1976;Lewis-Williams 1981;Jolly 2002). ...

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Southern African Notes on George Stow's copy of the Mo'koma (dance of blood) depictions copied from Namahali Shelter, Maloti-Drakensberg
People of the Eland: Rock-Paintings of the Drakensberg Bushmen as a Reflection of Their Life and Thought
  • Citing Article

  • June 1978

The South African Archaeological Bulletin

T. M. O'C. Maggs

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P. Vinnicombe