ENGOs express grave concern at Fomm ir-Rih “Agro-Tourism” Proposal
The undersigned ENGOs wish to express their grave concern about the proposal to turn the Fomm ir-Rih Rural Hamlet into a tourist complex, under the […]
Press Releases
Melite Civitas Romana Project – Year Zero
Mr David Cardona,Senior Curator for Phoenician, Romana and Medieval Sites, Heritage Malta, and Mr Robert Brown, Roman Archaeologist, directors of the Melite Civitas Romana Project […]
Maritime connectivity and cross-cultural interactions between Malta and Sicily during the Late Medieval period
Dr Keith Buhagiar, lecturer in Palaeochristian, Byzantine and Medieval archaeology at the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Malta, will present ongoing […]
Tour to Orkney July 2020 – CANCELLED
The Society is giving some thought to the possibility of a tour to Orkney in mid-late July 2020. Duration 7-10 days. No details yet. Please […]
Construction frenzy or changing ideologies? The case of Tas-Silġ, Marsaxlokk
On the 15th October, a presentation by Dr Maxine Anastasi, Dr Ing. John C. Betts and Francesco Fontanelli (Field Archaeologist for Phoenician, Roman and Medieval […]
Mission Impossible: the Archaeology of Lampedusa in Three Days. Episode 2
Professor Anthony Bonanno and Dr Ruben Borg will give an account of the visit made by them to Lampedusa in July 2016. They will give […]
Parliament’s Blind Commitment To Tunnel Is Irresponsible
Following the approval of the Parliamentary motion which gave political backing to the Malta-Gozo tunnel last Wednesday, 13 organisations state that supporting an underwater tunnel […]
Continuity and Change in regulating the Cultural Heritage Sector – the work of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage
The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage was formed as a result of the Cultural Heritage Act 2002 to ensure the protection and accessibility of Malta’s cultural […]
St. George and al-Khidr: A Mediterranean Saint for Christians and Muslims
In a region of the Eastern Mediterranean known as the Levant, agricultural communities of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, for at least the last 800 years, […]
Scratching below the surface… excavating the Phoenician shipwreck off Gozo
After over ten years of exploring the surface of the Phoenician Shipwreck of Xlendi Bay, a team led by the University of Malta has planned […]