Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta.
Special thanks to the head of department Dr Carmel Serracino.
CANCELLED – Afternoon site visit
Location to be confirmed.
Looking at old pots with fresh eyes: revisiting the pottery from the 1960s excavation at Ras ir-Raħeb (Malta)
Lecture by Dr Maxine Anastasi, Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta. Between 1960 and 1961, several crates of pottery and other finds were [...]
The transformation of antiquities and the making of historical monuments in early modern Malta
Lecture by Mr Jonathan Borg, Head of Unit (Heritage Planning Consultations) at the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. Ancient objects transform gradually into historic monuments as [...]
POSTPONED – Archaeology in the Birkirkara region: structures and artefacts
Lecture by Fr. Eugene P. Teuma OFM Conv., an independent researcher.
Open-firing: a practice-based approach to understanding prehistoric firing technologies
Lecture by Dr Tim Willey, experimental archaeologist, researcher and visiting university lecturer. Undoubtedly, the earliest ceramics were open fired - that is, fired without the [...]
POSTPONED TO 28 MAY – Morning seminar
Speakers from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage.
Borġ in-Nadur: a 100 years on
Presentation by Ms Katya Stroud, Senior Curator Prehistoric Sites, Heritage Malta and Dr Josef Caruana, Curator Prehistoric Sites, Heritage Malta. https://youtu.be/4nQaM-4jOnk
Guided visit to the Phoenician Shipwreck Project
National Museum of Archaeology Auberge de Provence, Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta, MaltaProfessor Timmy Gambin, Associate Professor in Maritime Archaeology, Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta, has very kindly offered to guide a visit to [...]
Landscapes of death and commemoration: preliminary results and ongoing works
Lecture by Mr David Cardona, Senior Curator for Phoenician, Roman and Medieval Sites, Heritage Malta. Malta is strewn with rock-cut, underground burials dug and used [...]
An update on the recent activity of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage
National Museum of Archaeology Auberge de Provence, Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta, MaltaSeminar organised by The Archaeological Society Malta with three presentations to be given by officials of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. Ms Sharon Sultana, Senior [...]
Site visit to the exhibition Meet the Phoenicians of Malta
National Museum of Archaeology Auberge de Provence, Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta, MaltaSite visit to the Meet the Phoenicians of Malta exhibition at the National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta. A Phoenician stone sarcophagus excavated last year at [...]
Lecture: After the Dig – studies from the Phoenician shipwreck
Lecture by Professor Timmy Gambin, Associate Professor of Maritime Archaeology in the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta. NB The Archaeological Society Malta [...]
Lecture: Searching for Social Values: people-centered heritage in Malta’s historic places
Presentation by Mr Joshua de Giorgio, PhD candidate, University of York. In heritage practice, assessments of tangible heritage generally conform to certain criteria to define [...]
Site visit to the Msida Bastion Cemetery and Historic Garden, Floriana
Msida Bastion Cemetery and Historic Garden, FlorianaSite visit at 2 pm to the Msida Bastion Cemetery and Historic Garden, Floriana, a heritage site restored and managed by Din l-Art Ħelwa. The [...]
Lecture: Secrets Unravelled: science applied to archaeology
Lecture by Mr Matthew A. Grima, Manager Diagnostic Science Laboratories (DSL), Heritage Malta. Science has evolved so much, that nowadays, it is all done via [...]
Lecture: Breaking (down) Roman pots: investigating pottery found at the Tas-Silġ sanctuary and the Żejtun villa
Lecture by Ms Emma Richard-Trémeau, Research Support Officer for the CoFIPoMS project looking at Late Punic and Roman pottery in Malta, Department of Classics and [...]
Annual General Meeting – POSTPONED
Archaeology Centre Car Park 6, University of Malta, Msida, MaltaPOSTPONED. Details to follow.
Site visit to the recently restored historic reinforced concrete water tower in Marsa – POSTPONED
POSTPONED. Led by Professor Ruben Paul Borg, Associate Professor, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Malta. This visit is open to members only. Meeting [...]
Lecture: Climate change and Cultural Heritage: connecting the past, present and future
National Museum of Archaeology Auberge de Provence, Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta, MaltaLecture by Ms Sharon Sultana, Senior Curator, the National Museum of Archaeology, Malta. Climate has always been one of the strongest forces on our planet. [...]
Lecture: A late medieval synagogue at Huqoq/Yaquq in Galilee
Lecture by Dr Dennis Mizzi, Senior lecturer in Hebrew and Ancient Judaism, University of Malta. Excavations at Ḥorvat Ḥuqoq (Yaquq) in Israel’s Eastern Lower Galilee have brought [...]
Lecture: Norwich Castle – POSTPONED to 20/Apr
Lecture by Dr Tim Pestell, Curator of Archaeology, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery. Postponed to Thursday 20 April 2022. The talk will examine this [...]
Lecture: Norwich Castle: latest developments in The Royal Palace Reborn Project
Lecture by Dr Tim Pestell, Curator of Archaeology, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery. The talk will examine this exciting £15m Lottery-funded project, which will [...]
Lecture: Place names & terms related to frontier terminology from the Arab conquest period, 7th-10th Century: comparative history & archaeology around the Mediterranean and the Maltese Islands
Lecture by Fr Eugene P. Teuma OFM Conv., independent researcher. Recording and interpreting place-names can lead us to discover new and tantalizing facts and realities [...]
Lecture: Looking for a US airman in Maltese waters – the excavation of a WWII bomber
Fortress Builders Interpretation Centre St Mark Street Valletta, Valletta, MaltaLecture by Professor Timmy Gambin. In May 1943 the Allies were turning the tide of the war in the Mediterranean and were on the offensive [...]
Lecture: Rebuilding the Lost Past
National Museum of Archaeology Auberge de Provence, Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta, MaltaA virtual reconstruction of destroyed archaeological sites documented in the 18th and 19th Century Lecture by Marco Mion. The reconstruction of the past is arguably [...]
Lecture: An encounter with Luigi Ugolini, an archaeologist
Lecture by Prof Nicholas C. Vella - University of Malta. You may download the presentation (PDF, ~40Mb). https://youtu.be/K-1FuU9Yjxc
Lecture: Bur Mgħeż: biography of a lost Neolithic site
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Dr Omar N'Shea - International School for Foundation Studies, University of Malta. Abstract: In 1911, during research conducted at a quarry in Imqabba known [...]
Rediscovering Roman Malta
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Mr David Cardona - Senior Manager, Professional Services and Phoenician, Roman and Medieval Sites, Heritage Malta. Rediscovering Roman Malta Field report 2023 from [...]
An archaeological perspective of the Magistral Palace. Preliminary results of the archaeological investigations.
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Mr Christian Mifsud - Curator for Historic Buildings, Heritage Malta. An archaeological perspective of the Magistral Palace. Preliminary results of the archaeological investigations. [...]
Towards an Archaeology of Privacy
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Professor Joseph Cannataci - Head of the Department of Information Policy & Governance, University of Malta. Towards an Archaeology of Privacy. A decade [...]
Archaeology of earthen architecture in the western Mediterranean, with particular regard to southern France
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Dr Alessandro Peinetti - Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Università di Bologna. Contributors: Alessandro Peinetti (Inrap, Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes, France; UMR 5140 ASM [...]
Dun Ġwann Farrugia and two ‘young assistants’: reassessing the legacy of amateur archaeology
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Dr Anton Bugeja In the late 1940s, three men set out on an ambitious quest to explore and document all the archaeological sites [...]
Archaeology at the Malta Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, 1924
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Prof. Reuben Grima The British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924 and 1925 drew a larger audience than any other mega-event in [...]
Catacomb rediscoveries in Malta and Italy: an overview
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Dr Chiara Cecalupo The presence of large underground Christian cemeteries in various places in the Mediterranean has attracted the attention of many scholars, [...]
Understanding ancient inscriptions: the case of CIS I, 123, CIS I,123 bis, and the Tal-Virtù Papyrus
Hotel Excelsior Floriana, MaltaLecture by Prof. Anthony J. Frendo In attempting to understand the three Phoenician inscriptions from Malta selected for this talk, it will be shown that [...]