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THOMAS N. HUFFMAN. Snakes and crocodiles: power and symbolism in ancient Zimbabwe. x+228 pages, 16 colour plates, 260 illustrations. 1996. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand Univesity Press; 1-86814-254-X paperback.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Gilbert Pwiti
Gilbert Pwiti*
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History Department (Archaeology Unit), University of Zimbabwe
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Antiquity , Volume 71 , Issue 273 , September 1997 , pp. 779 - 781
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1997

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