Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta.
Special thanks to the head of department Dr Carmel Serracino.
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 [...]