Radiocarbon dated trends and central Mediterranean prehistory
This paper reviews the evidence for long term trends in anthropogenic activity and
population dynamics across the Holocene in the central Mediterranean and the chronology …
population dynamics across the Holocene in the central Mediterranean and the chronology …
Dating agricultural terraces in the Mediterranean using luminescence: recent progress and challenges
Agricultural terraces provide farmers in hilly landscapes with effective ways to increase the
area available for crops. They mitigate the risks of soil erosion and promote crop productivity …
area available for crops. They mitigate the risks of soil erosion and promote crop productivity …
[BOOK][B] Temple landscapes
0.1. Introduction 1 0.2. Background to FRAGSUS as an archaeological project 3 0.3.
Environmental research in Malta and the Mediterranean 5 0.4. The development of the …
Environmental research in Malta and the Mediterranean 5 0.4. The development of the …
Analysis of periosteal lesions from commingled human remains at the Xagħra Circle hypogeum reveals the first case of probable scurvy from Neolithic Malta
Objectives Palaeopathological analysis is key for characterising population health at the
individual level and across large assemblages but is rarely exploited to unite the remains of …
individual level and across large assemblages but is rarely exploited to unite the remains of …
Fire as a motor of rapid environmental degradation during the earliest peopling of Malta 7500 years ago
The Holocene colonisation of islands by humans has invariably led to deep-seated changes
in landscape dynamics and ecology. In particular, burning was a management tool …
in landscape dynamics and ecology. In particular, burning was a management tool …
Island risks and the resilience of a prehistoric civilization
TR McLaughlin, S Stoddart, C Malone - World Archaeology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Resilience in the face of uncertainty is a universal issue, but of particular concern for small
islands where climate change and accelerated sea-level change are current worries. This …
islands where climate change and accelerated sea-level change are current worries. This …
Hypogea and the clubhouse: Neolithic Malta's houses of the living and houses of the dead
Houses are functional spaces that provide context to the life of the individuals that inhabited
them and metaphorical space that forge and preserve their identity. They are also the …
them and metaphorical space that forge and preserve their identity. They are also the …
Island questions: the chronology of the Brochtorff Circle at Xagħra, Gozo, and its significance for the Neolithic sequence on Malta
C Malone, N Cutajar, TR McLaughlin… - Archaeological and …, 2019 - Springer
Bayesian chronological modelling of radiocarbon dates from the Brochtorff Circle at Xagħra,
Gozo, Malta (achieved through the ToTL and FRAGSUS projects), provides a more precise …
Gozo, Malta (achieved through the ToTL and FRAGSUS projects), provides a more precise …
Placing and remembering the dead in late Neolithic Malta: bioarchaeological and spatial analysis of the Xagħra Circle Hypogeum, Gozo
This paper integrates the results of recent bioarchaeological and spatial analyses at one of
the largest collective burial sites in Europe, the Xagħra Circle Hypogeum on Gozo. This suite …
the largest collective burial sites in Europe, the Xagħra Circle Hypogeum on Gozo. This suite …
[HTML][HTML] From fragility to sustainability: Geoarchaeological investigations within the Maltese Archipelago
J Bennett, C French, R McLaughlin, S Stoddart… - Quaternary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Maltese Archipelago is a microcosm of long-term Anthropocene human
manipulation of the environment spanning the last 8000 years. Despite their apparent …
manipulation of the environment spanning the last 8000 years. Despite their apparent …