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Authors

Jock Matthew Agai

School of Religion, Philosophy & Classics, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Email: [email protected], Tel.: +2348035931696

How to Cite this Article

Agai, J. M. (2022). An Archaeological Study of the Origins of the Afterlife Beliefs from Early to Modern Humans in Africa. Journal of Culture, History and Archaeology, 2(2), 14-20.

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