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The origins of the Andaman Islanders: local myth and archaeological evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Zarine Cooper
Zarine Cooper*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune 411006, India
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Abstract

A place named Wot-a-emi has been associated by the Andaman Islanders with the origins of their ancestors. How does this myth square with archaeological findings?

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Antiquity , Volume 67 , Issue 255 , June 1993 , pp. 394 - 399
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1993

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