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Archaeology and History
Early Settlements in the Andaman Islands
by Zarine Cooper
ISBN: 0195657926
ISBN-13: 9780195657920
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Published date: 2002
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1 pounds
Pages: 256
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Archaeology and History: Early Settlements in the Andaman Islands
Zarine Cooper
Oxford University Press ,2002 ,New Delhi . Hardbound . Used Book . Combining the methods of archaeology and ethnography, it blends insights from oral traditions that endure in the Andaman Islands with a rigorous scientific approach. . ISBN: 0195657926 . ( more information) Offered by Manohar Book Service (India)
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ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY. Early Settlements in the Andaman Islands
Cooper, Zarine
(New Delhi), Oxford Univ. Press, (2002). Cloth, corners sl. bumped else fine in d/w, maps, tables, figures, colour illust., pp. xv, 207. ISBN 019 565 7926. Keywords: Asia Andaman Islands archaeology history Bay of bengal Indian Ocean ( more information) Offered by Serendipity Books (Australia)
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Archaeology and History
Cooper Zarine
2002 Biblio. ,{NEW BOOK} ,Size 23cm ,pp. xvi + 207 ,2 Appendices ,Maps ,Graphs ,Index ,Plates (Partly Col.) ,17 Tables ,2 Appendices. ( more information) Offered by Gopi Books (India)
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Archaeology and History - Early Settlements in the Andaman Islands
Zarine Cooper
OUP, 2002. H. Biblio. ,(NEW TITLE) ,Size 23cm ,pp. xvi + 207 ,2 Appendices ,Maps ,Graphs ,Index ,Plates (Partly Col.) ,17 Tables ,2 Appendices ( more information) Offered by Fine Books (United States)
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