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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Claudia Sagona (Dr, University of Melbourne)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 18.00cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 26.20cm Weight: 0.910kg ISBN: 9781107006690ISBN 10: 1107006694 Pages: 470 Publication Date: 25 August 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Malta's archaeological past; 2. The first settlers and farmers; 3. The culture of the megalith builders: the Late Neolithic of Malta; 4. Pushing boundaries at the end of the megalithic building period; 5. New directions: the appearance of the axe-bearers; 6. East meets west: Phoenician mariners, merchants, and settlers; 7. Melita and Gaulos during the Punic Period; 8. Malta's place in the Roman world.Reviews'This academic but engagingly written volume covers over 5,500 years of human activity on Malta from the arrival of Neolithic temple-builders to the followers of Mithras, a cult popular with Roman soldiers ... though aimed at the scholar rather than the traveller, the comprehensive gazetteer of sites will prove useful for both.' Caitlin McCall, Current World Archaeology 'This academic but engagingly written volume covers over 5,500 years of human activity on Malta from the arrival of Neolithic temple-builders to the followers of Mithras, a cult popular with Roman soldiers ... though aimed at the scholar rather than the traveller, the comprehensive gazetteer of sites will prove useful for both.' Caitlin McCall, Current World Archaeology 'This academic but engagingly written volume covers over 5,500 years of human activity on Malta from the arrival of Neolithic temple-builders to the followers of Mithras, a cult popular with Roman soldiers ... though aimed at the scholar rather than the traveller, the comprehensive gazetteer of sites will prove useful for both.' Caitlin McCall, Current World Archaeology Author InformationClaudia Sagona is a Senior Fellow in Archaeology at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of several books on Malta, including Looking for Mithra in Malta (2009), and the editor of books including Ceramics of the Phoenician-Punic World (2011) and Beyond the Homeland: Markers in Phoenician Chronology (2008). Her articles have appeared in academic journals including Anatolian Studies, Anatolia Antiqua, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology and the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. In recognition of her contribution to Malta, she was made an honorary member of the National Order of Merit of Malta in 2007. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |