Sue O'Connor, Matthew Spriggs & Peter Veth (ed.). The Archaeology of the Aru Islands, Eastern Indonesia.(Book review)

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SUE O'CONNOR, MATTHEW SPRIGGS & PETER VETH (ed.). The Archaeology of the Aru Islands, Eastern Indonesia (terra australis 22). viii+314 pages, 179 illustrations, numerous tables. 2005. Canberra: Pandanus/Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University; 1-74076-113-8 paperback AUS$49.95.

This book presents the findings of three seasons of fieldwork on the Aru Islands of Indonesia between 1995 and 1997. It presents the results of a joint Australian and Indonesian collaboration, although it is clear that some of the work expected of the Indonesian ...

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