Mobility and transitions: the south-central Mediterranean on the eve of history

NC Vella, D Tanasi, M Anastasi - 2011 - um.edu.mt
This paper reviews the evidence for maritime connections between Malta and Sicily in the
second millennium BC and considers their social implications. Since much of what has been …

Manipulated connectivity in island isolation: Maltese prehistoric stone tool technology and procurement strategies across the fourth and third millennia BC

C Vella - The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The prehistory of the Maltese Islands is known for its megalithic monuments dating to the
fourth and third millennia BC, often emerging in debates surrounding the connectivity of …

Geological reconnaissance and provenancing of potential Neolithic lithic sources in the Maltese Islands

P Chatzimpaloglou - 2020 - repository.cam.ac.uk
This study aims to identify the petrological characteristics of Neolithic chert artefacts
associated with the Temple Period (c. 4000-2500 cal BC) and their probable sources from …

6. The stone artefacts from the settlement at Borġ in-Nadur

D Bracchitta - The late prehistory of Malta: essays on Borġ in-Nadur …, 2015 - torrossa.com
This paper deals with the study of the stone artefacts recovered by Trump in 1959 from the
area of the Bronze Age settlement at Borġ in-Nadur. Although the excavations yielded a …

The Tas-Silġ lithic assemblage: preliminary observations on lithic typology and technological choices from the 2003-2010 seasons

M Moscoloni, C Vella - Scienze dell'Antichità: 18, 2012, 2012 - torrossa.com
The Maltese lithic assemblage and its technology have one attribute in common: an
expedient and improvised character that spans across imported obsidian, flint and the local …

Maltese chert: An archaeological perspective on raw material and lithic technology in the central Mediterranean

HS Groucutt - 2024 - um.edu.mt
The Maltese Islands in the central Mediterranean are renowned for their prehistoric
archaeological record, particularly the megalithic 'temples' and associated ceramics and …