Events Calendar

Lectures will start at 6 pm and will be given at our new premises, kindly placed at our disposal by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, 173 St Christopher Street, Valletta. The Superintendence is in lower Valletta, between St Paul Street and St Ursula Street, almost on the corner with St Ursula Street.

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2011

Wed 12 October	The geo-archaeology of Malta: old sites new data Lecture by Professor Christophe Morhange, Dr Nick Marriner, and Dr Timmy Gambin.

Wed 9 November	A day in the life of Pompeii Lecture by Professor Frank Sear.

Wed 26 November	Site visit to the Western Marfa ridge Led by Dr Anton Bugeja. Meeting in the car park of the Red Tower at 2.

Wed 7 December	The discovery of ancient shipwrecks off Ponza island Lecture by Dr Timmy Gambin.

2012

Wed 18 January	Update on the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum: conservation, research, interpretation and management plan Lecture by Ms MariaElena Zammit.

Sat 28 January	Site visit to the quarries, cart ruts and tombs in the Zebbiegh area Site visit led by Mr David Cardona. Meeting at 2pm in front of Mgarr parish church.

Wed 15 February	Before Maltese. Languages in Malta from 5000 BC to AD 1000: theories, myths and facts Lecture by Professor Joseph M. Brincat.

Sat 25 February	Site visit to the underground flour mill at Xemxija/Mistra Site visit led by Mr Oliver Mallia. Meeting at 2pm in the car park facing Pwales Bay, Xemxija.

Wed 21 March	Presentation on the Pandora Vase, a Greek vase in the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology Presentation by Professor Anthony Bonanno and Dr Maria Zammit.

Wed 18 April	Two sides of the same coin: Archaeology as a specialized form of history Lecture by Professor Anthony J. Frendo.

Wed 28 April	Site visit to the San Gakbu, Qattara, Simblija and Ghar Zerriegha areas of Wied ir-Rum Led by Mr Keith Buhagiar. Meeting at 2 in front of Dingli parish church.

Wed 16 May	Title to be Announced Lecture by Ms Bernadette Mercieca.

Wed 26 May	Annual General Meeting in the morning.

If there is any member who is in a position to share his/her area of archaeological interest with members of the Society, whether in the form of a lecture or a site visit, please contact the Hon. Secretary, Archaeological Society.