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First Edition. First edition, 2 volumes, folio, pp. cxvi, 604; xvii, [2], 604-1325, [1]; color frontispieces, numerous illustrations throughout; fine copies of both volumes, in dust jackets which are slightly sunned along the spines. Focusing on the ancient culture and civilization of China, early Southeast Asia, and Melanesia, contributions from 40 specialists in archaeology, ceramics, conservation, historical studies, linguistics, metallurgy, radiocarbon dating, and x-radiology are coordinated into an overall view of the background of the Pacific cultures to the north of Australia. The forty-five papers were delivered at a conference at Kiola, NSW, in 1988, and have been since updated. All of the contributions are presented in English.…