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Author
Publisher
Adler & Adler
Pub. Date
[1986]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
319 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the Maldive Islanders converted to Islam in the 12th century, they discarded or destroyed all traces of earlier cultures, thus denying their past. Recent archeological discoveries prompted the government to invite Heyerdahl to examine the artifacts and attempt a reconstruction of pre-Islamic history. Located in the Indian Ocean southwest of India and west of Sri Lanka, the Maldives encompass two broad, reefless sea passages (""One-and-Half''...
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