Julia Domna, her maternal ideology and the Municipium of Gozo
Article
By: George Azzopardi
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Ceramic production techniques and decorative motifs in the Early Neolithic of the Maltese Islands
Article
By: Isabelle Vella Gregory
Revisiting the Mellieħa Bay Wreck: A report on two seasons of survey and excavation (2013-2014)
Report
By: Timmy Gambin, Stephanie Said, Maja Sausmekat, Pashala Yates
Ħal Resqun Catacomb
The authors visited Hal Resqun on the day of its rediscovery in August 2006. It was brought to light again in the course of road works in the vicinity of Gudja and is below the roundabout near Malta International Airport.
Documenting the last surviving traditional boats on the Maltese Islands: a case study on the firilla –
By: Stephanie Said This research focuses on the collection of firilli boats found at the Maritime Museum in Vittoriosa, Malta. The objectives were to document and record […]
A stratigraphic study of the giren at ix-Xagħra l-Ħamra, limits of Mellieħa, Malta
The history of the Maltese corbelled hut, known as il-girna (pl. giren), dispersed in the karstic plains of the Maltese islands has been quite elusive. Little […]
Deciding what to exhibit in museums: does it really matter?
By: Veronica Barbara Of all the abundant papers focusing on museum environments, few dismantle the decisionmaking process which characterizes the planning of displays and site presentations, going beyond […]
Archaeology and archaeological discourse in pre-Independence Malta
By: Anna Maria This paper argues that the institution of the Missione Archeologica Italiana a Malta in 1963 is the offspring of the archaeological policies endorsed […]
A functional analysis of glass from an officers’ mess, Malta
By: Russell Palmer The nineteenth century witnessed an explosion in the use of glass as a material from which containers and tableware were made. No longer confined […]
Religious identity and perceptions of afterlife gleaned from a funerary monument to a young girl from (late) Roman Melite
By: George Azzopardi Possibly late during the Roman occupation of Malta, a young deceased girl had a funerary monument set up in her memory by her […]