The Maldive MysteryThe enduring author of Kon-Tiki now unravels one of archaeology's most beguiling island mysteries, that of the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean. 24 pages of photographs. |
Contents
A THOUSAND ISLAND MYSTERY | 1 |
THE GREAT MOUND OF FUA MULAKU | 24 |
THE FIRST FINGERPRINT | 54 |
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