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Printed and bound by Graphicom in full blue paper printed and blocked with a design by Florian Schommer; pale blue endleaves. Pale blue slip case. Two maps by Kevin Freeborn are on pages [xxvi–xxvii]. The plates, 12 of which are in colour, primarily reproduce photographs of archaeological sites and artefacts. 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