Events Calendar Archive

2009

Wednesday 21 January	Lecture by Professor Anthony F. Harding, Professor of Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter War in the Bronze Age War the Bronze Age Summary Click to enlarge image
Thursday 22 January	Lecture by Professor Anthony F. Harding, Professor of Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter Bronze Age salt: recovering a lost commodity AT 10 AM AT THE ARCHAEOLOGY CENTRE, UNIVERSITY CAMPUS Click to enlarge image
Saturday 31 January	Site visit led by Dr Anton Bugeja to the old church at Siggiewi, with an explanation by Mr Paul Saliba, archaeologist with the Restoration Unit at the Works Division, and, if there's time, to Gebel Ciantar and il-Wardija ta' San Gorg. Meeting at 2 in front of Siggiewi Parish Church
Wednesday 18 February	Presentation Professor Anthony Bonanno, Head of the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta Dr Nicholas Vella, Senior lecturer, Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta Professor Roald Docter, Professor of Greek Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, University of Ghent, Belgium Mr Anthony Pace, Superintendent of Cultural Heritage Mr Nathaniel Cutajar, Deputy Superintendent of Cultural Heritage The Malta Survey Project 2008: scope and preliminary results of a joint Belgian-Maltese fieldwalking survey in northern Malta
Saturday 28 February	Site visit to Fort St Angelo, by kind permission of Fra' John Critien, Knight Resident at Fort St Angelo and Heritage Malta. Meeting at 2 pm at the upper part of the fort, accessible by car. Fra' John will be guiding members round the upper part of the fort. At 3:30 members will visit the lower part, courtesy of Heritage Malta, and will be taken down a ladder into the oubliette, the windowless cell said to have been Caravaggio's prison in Malta. Please provide your own torch.
Wednesday 18 March	NO LECTURE
Saturday 28 March	A short morning seminar on The production of olive oil in ancient times, with the following speakers: Professor Anthony Bonanno, Head of the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta and Dr Nicholas Vella, Senior lecturer, Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta Olive pressing at Zejtun: preliminary results of the University of Malta excavations at the Roman villa site in Zejtun (2006-2009) Dr Davide Locatelli, Director of Archaeology, Arcaema Srl Malta's green gold? Assessing the capability of the torcularium (wine press) in San Pawl Milqi Dr Timmy Gambin, Director of Archaeology, Aurora Trust An overview of olive oil production on ancient Malta Time: 11 am Place: Sammy and Matty Cremona's home in Wardija 'Wild Roses' Triq il-Madonna tal-Abbandunati Wardija. You drive up the hill to Wardija from the Burmarrad end, turn left at the top, pass a school to your right, get to Castello dei Baroni further along on the right and drive up the narrow road, past a little chapel wedged in on the right. The Cremonas' house is on your left where the road widens past the chapel. This will be followed at around 12:30 by a tasting with oil, pressed by Mr and Mrs Cremona, bread, gbejniet, olives and dried tomatoes with wine. Price for oil tasting Euro5 payable at the door. Members may choose to attend only the presentation. Please email Tricia Camilleri on pmcb17@gmail.com by Wednesday 25 March to inform her of your intention to stay on for the oil tasting.
Wednesday 15 April	Lecture by Ms Isabelle Vella Gregory The bronze warrior and the focaccia: Tales of entanglement from Nuragic Sardinia
Saturday 25 April	Annual day trip to Gozo, to include visit to the Cittadella and the Gozo Museum of Archaeology, Ramla l-Hamra, and the Qala gun emplacement. Lunch at a local restaurant. Meeting at 9:15 at Cirkewwa by the bar on the left before the ticket barricade, to make 9:45 ferry. Return by 5:30 ferry.
Wednesday 20 May - POSTPONED TO THURSDAY 28 MAY	Lecture by Ms Rebecca Farrugia Early Metallurgy in the Maltese Islands. This will be followed by the AGM at 7. Members might like to stay on for a meal at D'Agostino's. Price about €20. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LECTURE WILL BE GIVEN AT THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE, 213 REPUBLIC STREET, VALLETTA, A FEW DOORS UP FROM OUR USUAL VENUE.
Saturday 30 May	Site visit to Bingemma: Gherien il-Lhud, led by Mr Keith Buhagiar. Meeting at 2 in front of Mgarr Parish Church.

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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
Wednesday 10 May	Lecture by Ms Patricia Camilleri War in Malta's museums
Saturday 29 May	Site Visit to Wied Garnaw led by Anne Zammit
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.
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.
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)
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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