2007
| Wednesday 17 January |
Lecture by Ms Katrin Fenech
Human impact on the Maltese environment from the Neolithic to the 15th century AD,
inferred from a scientific study of sediments from Marsa, Malta.
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| Saturday 27 January |
Site visit led by Fr Eugene Teuma OFM. Conv. to St Francis Friary, the Marian Sanctuary and Hospital,
Rabat. The friary is the oldest surviving residence of a religious order in Malta. Meeting at 2 outside
the friary.
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| Wednesday 21 February |
Lecture by Professor Robert Ghirlando of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty
of Engineering, University of Malta
The Wealth of Malta’s Industrial Heritage – A Plea for its Conservation.
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| Saturday 24 February |
Site visit led by Dr Stephen C. Spiteri to Fort Mosta, by kind permission of the Commander,
Armed Forces Malta. Meeting at 2 outside the fort.
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| Wednesday 21 March |
Lecture
Mr Godwin Vella of Heritage Malta, Manager Gozo Sites
Man-Land Relations in Gozo.
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| Saturday 24 March |
Site visit led by Dr Timmy Gambin to il-Qolla tal-Bidnija. Meeting at 2 in front of Bidnija Church.
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| Wednesday 18 April |
Lecture
Ms Maria Elena Zammit, curator, National Museum of Archaeology
A Field-walking Survey of Bahrija.
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| Saturday 28 April |
Site visit led by Dr Andy Welsh to the Msida Bastion Garden of Rest. Meeting at 2 outside the gate.
The easiest way to get there is down the side road of the Phoenicia (Excelsior side),
turn left to Beltissebh library and drive on just beyond the library. The garden is
to the right and a field to park in to the left.
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| Wednesday 16 May |
Lecture by Mr Keith Buhagiar, teacher of History
Bahrija: Its Archaeological Significance.
NB! THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE SAME EVENING AFTER THE LECTURE.
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| Saturday 26 May |
Site visit to Bahrija led by Mr Keith Buhagiar. Meeting at 2 outside Bahrija Church.
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| Wednesday 17 October |
Lecture by Mr Charles Mifsud
Bones in Archaeology
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| Wednesday 7 November |
Lecture by Dr Chris Hunt
Niah Cave: Evidence for the earliest modern humans in the Far East
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| Saturday 24 November |
Visit postponed to Saturday 1 December
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| Tuesday 27 November |
Lecture by Prof. Simon Keay
University of Southampton/British School at Rome
Recent Work at the Portus Romae: The Port of Imperial Rome
6pm at Middlesea House, The Granaries, Floriana
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| Saturday 1 December |
Site visit to Bahrija, led by Mr Keith Buhagiar. Meeting at 2 in main square by old church. This visit will take us to the other side of Bahrija not explored during the walk in May
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| Tuesday 11 December |
Lecture by Prof. Klaus Schmidt
Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut, Berlin
Gobekli Tepe, Turkey: Stone Age Sanctuaries of the 10th millennium BC
6pm at Middlesea House, The Granaries, Floriana
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| Wednesday 12 December |
Lecture Cancelled
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Events Calendar Archive
2006
| Wednesday 11 January |
On site lecture by a museum curator at the National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta
A Museum artefact 360 |
| Saturday 28 January |
Site visit to the Franciscan Friary in Republic Street, Valletta led by Fr Eugene P. Teuma OFM Conv. |
| Wednesday 8 February |
Lecture by Mgr George Mifsud Montanaro on a Byzantine theme (title to be announced later). |
| Saturday 25 February |
Site visit to the Domus Romana (details to follow). |
| Wednesday 8 March |
Lecture by Mr Peter Donath
The history of guiding in Malta. |
| Saturday 25 March |
Site visit to the Palace Armoury, Valletta, led by Mr Michael Stroud, Collection and Site Executive at the Armoury. |
| Wednesday 5 April |
Lecture by Professor Anthony Frendo
An archaeological and philological solution for the location of the house of Rahab the prostitute (Joshua 2: 15) |
| Saturday 13 May |
Site visit to Wied Garnaw, led by Ms Anne Zammit, journalist and environmentalist. Meeting at 2 pm near the girna (rubble hut) at the entrance to Santa Lucia, past the Tarxien roundabout on the Marsaxlokk Road |
Saturday 6 May
Note change in date |
Annual General Meeting at 10 am
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| Wednesday 10 May |
Lecture by Ms Patricia Camilleri
War in Malta's museums
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| Saturday 29 May |
Site Visit to Wied Garnaw led by Anne Zammit
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| Wednesday 18 October at 6 pm |
Alleluia Hall, Triq it-Torri, St Paul's Bay (facing the Wignacourt Tower)
Lecture
Dr Timmy Gambin, maritime archaeologist
Il-Port ta' Burmarrad matul iz-zminijiet.
This powerpoint presentation on the harbour of Burmarrad through the ages will be in
Maltese and captions will be in English.
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| Saturday 28 October at 1:45 pm |
Site visit around Grand Harbour.
On Saturday, 28th October 2006, as part of our Grundtvig Course in Archaeology,
we are organising a tour (weather permitting) around the Grand Harbour in a
traditional Luzzu boat with Dr Timmy Gambin. Dr Gambin will be describing the
fortifications and historical background to the many features of the Grand Harbour.
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| Wednesday 15 November |
Lecture
Professor Anthony Frendo, Head of the Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Studies,
University of Malta.
An archaeological and philological solution for the location of the
house of Rahab the prostitute (Joshua 2:15)
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| Saturday 25 November at 2 pm |
Site visit
Dr Timmy Gambin will lead a walk through the plain of Burmarrad. Meeting place: the
Salini catacombs, by the chapel off the main road on the other side from the salt pans.
The walk should take about 2-3 hours, one way.
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2005
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Wednesday
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12 January
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Lecture by Mr Timmy Gambin - "The Maritime Iconography of the Roman
World"
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Saturday
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22 January
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Site visit to Hal Millieri led by Professor Anthony Bonanno
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Wednesday
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16 February
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Lecture by Dr Martin Zammit on "Kufic Inscriptions in the Maltese Islands"
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Saturday
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05 March
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Site visit to the Museum of Archaeology, Gozo, led by Mr George
Azzopardi
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Wednesday
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16 March
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Lecture by Mr Keith Buhagiar-- "Cave dwelling and water management in
rural late medieval Malta"
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Wednesday
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13 April
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Lecture by Dr N. Vella on "The changing face of excavation methods"
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Wednesday
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11 May
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Lecture by Ms Suzannah Depasquale--A recent discovery at the Roman
site of Ta' Gawhar"
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| Wednesday |
12 October |
Dr Anton Bugeja - Beyond general practice: the life and times of Dr J.G. Baldacchino
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| Wednesday |
9 November |
The Archaeological Heritage of Marsa with speakers
Dr Timmy Gambin on Archaeological
Discoveries at Marsa over the Centuries
Mr Nathaniel Cutajar on Recent Archaeological
Developments at Marsa
Mr Joe Magro Conti on Development Planning and Archaeology in the
Marsa Area
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| Saturday |
19 November |
Site visit to the international exhibition Crusades: Myth and Realities, at
the National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta led by Mr Nathaniel Cutajar, Acting Superintendent
of Cultural Heritage.
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| Wednesday |
14 December |
Lecture by Ms Patricia Camilleri and Ms Ann Gingell Littlejohn
Discovering Libya,
followed by pasta at a Valletta restaurant, at partakers expense, for Libya tour participants
and interested members and friends.
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2004
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Thursday
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23September
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Lecture by Prof. Bernard Knapp on "Island Archaeology and Island Identity in the prehistoric Mediterranean"
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Wednesday
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13 October
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Lecture by Br. Josef Mario Briffa SJ - "The excavation of the Hal Saflieni
Hypogeum under Fr Emmanuel Magri SJ: new light from letters to the
British Museum"
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Saturday
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30 October
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Site visit to Comino led by Mr. Keith Buhagiar and by Ms Annelise Falzon
from Nature Trust
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Wednesday
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17November
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Lecture by Dr Claudia Sagona - "From Cunaxa to the Black Sea.
Xenophon and the 10 000"
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Saturday
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27November
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Site visit to San Niklaw led by Mr. Keith Buhagiar
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Wednesday
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15 December
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Lecture by Ms Katya Stroud - "The Conservation of Hagar Qim
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