Maltese Archipelago at the Dawn of History
Reassessment of the 1909 and 1959 Excavations at Qlejgħa tal-Baħrija and Other Essays
Edited by Davide Tanasi Edited by David Cardona
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(August 2020)
ISBN: 9781789694932
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This collection of essays provides a reassessment of the multifaceted evidence which emerged from excavations carried out in 1909 and 1959 in the settlement of Bahrija, both largely unpublished until now. Bahrija is a key site for understanding the later stages of Maltese prehistory before the beginning of the Phoenician colonial per
The Maltese Archipelago at the Dawn of History. Reassessment of the 1909 and 1959 excavations at Qlejgha tal-Bahrija and other essays is a collection of essays focusing on the reassessment of the multifaceted evidence which emerged by excavations carried out in 1909 and 1959 in the settlement of Bahrija, a key site for the understanding of the later stages of Maltese prehistory before the beginning of the Phoenician colonial period. The two excavations, largely unpublished, produced a large quantity of ceramic, stone and metal artefacts together with skeletal remains. The reappraisal of the material will shed light on critical moments of central Mediterranean prehistory. Main topics such as the Aegean-Sicily-Malta trade network, mass migration movements from the Balkans towards the Central Mediterranean and the colonial dynamics of the Phoenicians operating in the West are addressed in the light of new data and with the support of an array of archaeometric analyses.
Introduction - Davide Tanasi, David Cardona Part I 1. Il-Qlejgha tal-Bahrija: the story - David Cardona 2. Il-Qlejgha tal-Bahrija: an archaeological survey - MariaElena Zammit 3. Bronze and Iron Age pottery from the 1909 and 1959 excavations at Qlejgha tal-Bahrija - Davide Tanasi 4. Textile tools and terracotta figurines from Prehistoric Qlejgha tal-Bahrija - Carlo Veca 5. Stone, metal and bone artefacts from Qlejgha tal-Bahrija - Carlo Veca, Paolo Trapani, Davide Tanasi 6. Post-Prehistoric pottery from the 1909 and 1959 excavations at Qlejgha tal-Bahrija - Stephan Hassam Part II 7. Non-destructive pXRF analysis of Middle Bronze and Iron Age pottery from Malta - Davide Tanasi, Robert H. Tykot, Frederick Pirone, Nicholas C. Vella 8. Bahrija pottery production from an archaeometric perspective - Davide Tanasi, Daniele Brunelli, Valentina Cannavo, Sara Tiziana Levi 9. New data on the absolute chronology of the Maltese Middle/Late Bronze Age - Davide Tanasi, Robert H. Tykot Part III 10. A critical revision of the Late Borg in-Nadur/Bahrija-type pottery from the Thapsos settlement (Sicily) - Davide Tanasi 11. The Tas-Silg sanctuary between the late 2nd and the early 1st millennia BC - Alberto Cazzella, Giulia Recchia 12. Zooarchaeology of Ghar Mirdum. Preliminary Analysis - Roberto Micciche, Introduction – Davide Tanasi, David Cardona Part IDavid CardonaMariaElena ZammitDavide TanasiCarlo Veca– Carlo Veca, Paolo Trapani, Davide TanasiStephan Hassam Part IIDavide Tanasi, Robert H. Tykot, Frederick Pirone, Nicholas C. VellaDavide Tanasi, Daniele Brunelli, Valentina Cannavò, Sara Tiziana LeviDavide Tanasi, Robert H. Tykot Part IIIDavide TanasiAlberto Cazzella, Giulia RecchiaRoberto Miccichè
- Edited by Davide Tanasi
- Edited by David Cardona
'Like every good piece of research, this volume answers questions and raises new ones. It also offers a space to revisit conclusions and voice dissent where needed. The collaborative nature of the work is particularly welcome and it is hoped that this standard will be adopted across all archaeological research on the islands. This is the beginning of a new era for Bronze Age studies on the Maltese Islands.' - Isabelle Vella Gregory (2021), Malta Archaeological Review
— Isabelle Vella Gregory
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