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Mare Nostrum — a new archaeology in the Indian Ocean?

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ReadeJulian (ed.). The Indian Ocean in antiquity. 524 pages, 48 plates, 52 figures, 19 maps, 4 tables. 1996. London & New York (NY): Kegan Paul International & The British Museum; 0-7103-0435-8 hardback £125 & $161.50.
RayHimanshu Prabha & SallesJean-François (ed.). Tradition and archaeology: early maritime contacts in the Indian Ocean. x+338 pages, 108 illustrations, 1 table. 1996. New Delhi: Manohar; 81-7304-145-8 hardback Rs950.
BoussacMarie-Françoise & SallesJean-François (ed.). Athens, Aden, Arikamedu: essays on the interrelations between India, Arabia and the eastern Mediterranean. 272 pages, 122 illustrations. 1995. New Delhi: Manohar; 81-7304-079-6 hardback Rs400.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mark Horton
Mark Horton*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Bristol, 11 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1 TB, England
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Antiquity , Volume 71 , Issue 273 , September 1997 , pp. 747 - 749
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1997 

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The reviewer would like to declare an immediate interest that he has a chapter in The Indian Ocean in Antiquity, but as his defence, points out that it is such a large multi-authored volume, and that this review article deals with more general issues.

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