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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20191015T180000
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SUMMARY:Construction frenzy or changing ideologies? The case of Tas-Silġ\, Marsaxlokk
DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Dr Maxine Anastasi (Lecturer\, Department of Classics and Archaeology\, University of Malta); Dr Ing. John C. Betts (Head of the Department of Classics and Archaeology\, University of Malta); and Francesco Fontanelli (Field Archaeologist for Phoenician\, Roman and Medieval Sites\, Heritage Malta).\nDr Maxine Anastasi and Dr Ing. John C. Betts from the Department of Classics and Archaeology\, University of Malta\, and Mr Francesco Fontanelli\, Heritage Malta\, will be giving the first results of a new excavation project at the multi-period sanctuary site of Tas-Silġ\, Marsaxlokk\, arguably one of Malta’s most important archaeological sites. It preserves over four millennia of ancient construction activity\, spanning the Late Neolithic period to the Early Modern era. Excavation revealed that the modern farmhouse sat directly on exciting and unexplored archaeological remains\, revealing important new insights into the story of Tas-Silġ past.\nNB The Archaeological Society Malta is a Collaborating Organization of International Archaeology Day organised by the Archaeological Institute of America. This event will be part of the International Archaeology Day on 19 October.\nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/construction-frenzy-or-changing-ideologies-the-case-of-tas-silg-marsaxlokk/
LOCATION:National Museum of Archaeology\, Auberge de Provence\, Triq ir-Repubblika\, Valletta\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20191120T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20191120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191013T175823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191121T131428Z
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SUMMARY:Maritime connectivity and cross-cultural interactions between Malta and Sicily during the Late Medieval period
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Keith Buhagiar\, Visiting Lecturer in Palaeochristian\, Byzantine & Medieval Archaeology\, University of Malta.\nAn excerpt in the 1154 Tabula Rogeriana by Al-Idrisi\, published in Palermo\, Sicily\, mentions the medieval south-eastern Sicilian town of Scicli\, its giardini (agricultural estates) engaged in fruit production and maritime links with Calabria\, North Africa and Malta. This lecture will present ongoing research and will explore possible High and Late Medieval period cultural\, architectural and artistic influences filtering into Malta due to its maritime connectivity with the south-east Sicilian coast. It will also attempt the identification of Scicli’s long lost Norman period harbour of Marsa Sciklah\, the location of which has faded from popular memory.\nPhoto credit: Scicli Photo by Keith Buhagiar\nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/maritime-connectivity-and-cross-cultural-interactions-between-malta-and-sicily-during-the-late-medieval-period/
LOCATION:National Museum of Archaeology\, Auberge de Provence\, Triq ir-Repubblika\, Valletta\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20191211T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20191211T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191013T175906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191121T150524Z
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SUMMARY:Year 0 – the Melite Civitas Romana Project
DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Mr David Cardona\, Senior Curator for Phoenician\, Roman and Medieval Sites\, Heritage Malta and Mr Robert Brown\, Roman Archaeologist\, Senior Ancient History Educator. \nThe study of Maltese Roman archaeology has always been high in the agenda of local and foreign researchers but it remained in the shadow of the more popular prehistoric research.\nThe remains around the Roman Domus in Mdina are a case in point. Although the importance of the site was immediately recognized upon its discovery\, the level of attention and documentation offered to this site is not of the same standard offered to other sites. Zammit’s excavations at the Domus were poorly documented\, with only the best artefacts kept for posterity and no record of stratigraphy. This has led to an incomplete interpretation and the impossibility for current archaeologists to challenge or confirm interpretations done almost a hundred years ago. It has become an archaeological cold case. \nThe Melite Civitas Romana Project has brought together a team of archaeologists and Roman specialists in the interest of gaining a better understanding of the Domus and its place in the broader archaeological environment. The project is a joint collaboration between Heritage Malta\, The University of South Florida and an independent research organisation Intercontinental Archaeology. \n2019 saw the start of the initial pre-excavation survey season. Dubbed Year Zero\, this season saw work carried out in preparation of excavations seasons to come\, and focused mainly on geophysical studies and 3D scanning. This presentation introduces the project and discusses the results of the 2019 Year Zero Season. The discussion will also indicate the direction of the project in its first field season in 2020. \nPhoto Credit: drone view of site (USF Idex) \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/year-0-the-melite-civitas-romana-project/
LOCATION:National Museum of Archaeology\, Auberge de Provence\, Triq ir-Repubblika\, Valletta\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200115T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200115T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191013T175944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T090025Z
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SUMMARY:Eggstraordinary Objects: ostrich eggs as luxury items in the ancient Mediterranean - POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY 2021
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Tamar Hodos\, Reader in Mediterranean Archaeology\, University of Bristol.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/eggstraordinary-objects-ostrich-eggs-as-luxury-items-in-the-ancient-mediterranean/
LOCATION:National Museum of Archaeology\, Auberge de Provence\, Triq ir-Repubblika\, Valletta\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200129T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200129T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191121T130220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200123T070827Z
UID:2620-1580320800-1580326200@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Lecture by Dr Michel Bonifay of the Aix-Marseille Université
DESCRIPTION:Dr Michel Bonifay\, Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Aix-en-Provence will look at the ubiquitous presence throughout the Mediterranean of pottery and amphorae produced in Africa from the 2nd to the 7th century\, and will show that they are one source among others to our understanding of Roman port interconnectivity.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/lecture-by-dr-michel-bonifay-of-the-aix-marseille-universite/
LOCATION:National Museum of Archaeology\, Auberge de Provence\, Triq ir-Repubblika\, Valletta\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200219T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200219T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191013T180027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T173443Z
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SUMMARY:Industrial Archaeology: the appraisal and restoration of the historic reinforced concrete Water Tower
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Prof. Ruben P. Borg\, Associate Professor\, Faculty for the Built Environment\, University of Malta. \nThe Reinforced Concrete Water Tower in Marsa\, Malta was constructed in 1930s to serve the needs of the Public Abattoir and is today considered as unique Industrial Heritage in the Maltese Islands. The water tower is a 15m high structure\, consisting of 12 slender columns supporting a shell structure including a 9.5m diameter tank with a domed base. A conservation strategy was proposed and implemented based on innovative technologies respecting the original fabric and structural system efficiency. \nPhoto: The historic reinforced concrete Water Tower\, Marsa\nPhoto credit: Ruben P. Borg \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/industrial-archaeology-the-appraisal-and-restoration-of-the-historic-reinforced-concrete-water-tower/
LOCATION:Archaeology Centre\, Car Park 6\, University of Malta\, Msida\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200318T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200318T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191013T180115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200312T110052Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: The Jebel Moya Project: Pastoralists and Farmers in southern Sudan
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED. Presentation by Dr Isabelle Vella Gregory\, affiliate scholar at the McDonald Institute for Archaeology\, University of Cambridge\, and Dr Michael Brass\, co-director of the University College London – University of Khartoum – NCAM Expedition to the Southern Gezira.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/the-jebel-moya-project-pastoralists-and-farmers-in-southern-sudan/
LOCATION:National Museum of Archaeology\, Auberge de Provence\, Triq ir-Repubblika\, Valletta\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200415T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191013T180608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T071000Z
UID:2533-1586973600-1586979000@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: A historiography of Maltese Catacomb study: from the sixteenth century to 1899
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Ms Rebecca Xerri\, graduate in archaeology\, University of Malta.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/a-historiography-of-maltese-catacomb-study-from-the-sixteenth-century-to-1899/
LOCATION:National Museum of Archaeology\, Auberge de Provence\, Triq ir-Repubblika\, Valletta\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200516T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200516T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191018T050128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T071044Z
UID:2571-1589626800-1589635800@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual General Meeting followed by drinks and a snack.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/annual-general-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Archaeology Centre\, Car Park 6\, University of Malta\, Msida\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200520T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20200520T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191013T180653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T071235Z
UID:2535-1589997600-1590003000@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Ceramics and Science: an archaeometric analysis of early Maltese pottery
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Catriona Brogan\, Research Fellow from the School of Natural and Built Environment\, Queen’s University Belfast; Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship\, University of Malta.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/ceramics-and-science-an-archaeometric-analysis-of-early-maltese-pottery-2/
LOCATION:National Museum of Archaeology\, Auberge de Provence\, Triq ir-Repubblika\, Valletta\, Malta
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20201021T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20201021T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20201014T111836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T092046Z
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SUMMARY:Half a decade of diving the Phoenician Wreck off Xlendi - artefacts\, bits and pieces with a story to tell.
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Professor Timmy Gambin\, Associate Professor\, Department of Classics and Archaeology\, University of Malta. \nNB:  The Archaeological Society Malta is a Collaborating Organization of International Archaeology Day organised by the Archaeological Institute of America. This event will be part of the International Archaeology Day on 17 October. \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/half-a-decade-of-diving-the-phoenician-wreck-off-xlendi-artefacts-bits-and-pieces-with-a-story-to-tell/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20201118T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20201118T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20201014T112250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201203T080744Z
UID:3222-1605722400-1605727800@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:The Jebel Moya Project: Pastoralists and Farmers in southern Sudan
DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Dr Isabelle Vella Gregory\, affiliate scholar at the McDonald Institute for Archaeology\, University of Cambridge\, and Dr Michael Brass\, co-director of the University College London – University of Khartoum – NCAM Expedition to the Southern Gezira. \nAbstract \n 
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/the-jebel-moya-project-pastoralists-and-farmers-in-southern-sudan-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20201209T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20201209T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20201014T112705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T092009Z
UID:3224-1607536800-1607542200@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Provenance investigation of stone tools and the position of Malta in the  Neolithic network of the Central Mediterranean Sea
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Petros Chatzimpaloglou\, affiliated post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Archaeology\, University of Cambridge. \nAbstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/provenance-investigation-of-stone-tools/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210120T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20191121T171338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T092029Z
UID:2632-1611165600-1611171000@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Eggstraordinary Objects: ostrich eggs as luxury items in the ancient Mediterranean
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Tamar Hodos\, Reader in Mediterranean Archaeology\, University of Bristol. \nabstract \n 
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/eggstraordinary-objects-ostrich-eggs-as-luxury-items-in-the-ancient-mediterranean-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210217T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210217T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20201014T114825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T091827Z
UID:3233-1613584800-1613590200@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Introduction to Roman glass forming and decoration techniques
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Ms Liliya Pangelova\, a Bulgarian visual artist who lives and works in Malta. She has a Masters in Ceramic and Glass Design from the  Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University\, Istanbul. \n\nPhoto: Roman glass from the 2nd century. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Roman_glass \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/introduction-to-roman-glass-forming-and-decoration-techniques/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210317T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210317T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20201014T113956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210425T181113Z
UID:3228-1616004000-1616009400@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:A Potted History: Malta's Earliest Pottery
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Catriona Brogan\, Research Fellow from the School of Natural and Built Environment\, Queen’s University Belfast; Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship\, University of Malta. \nPhoto: Detailed characterisation studies (such as EDS: main image) of the early Maltese pottery fabrics are helping us to unravel aspects of Malta’s Early Neolithic cultures (Credit- MaltaPot Project). \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/a-potted-history-malta-earliest-pottery/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210421T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210421T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20201014T114251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T043022Z
UID:3230-1619028000-1619033400@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:A historiography of Maltese catacomb study: from the sixteenth century to 1899
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Ms Rebecca Xerri\, graduate in Archaeology\, University of Malta. \n\nPhoto: St. Paul’s catacombs\, Rabat – Malta.\nUncover Malta\, 2019. \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/a-historiography-of-maltese-catacomb-study-from-the-sixteenth-century-to-1899-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210519T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210519T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20201014T113814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210529T091936Z
UID:3226-1621447200-1621452600@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:The contribution of Francis S. Mallia (1921-1988) to Maltese archaeological practice
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Mr Nico Muscat\, Masters graduate in Archaeology\, University of Malta. \n\nPhoto: Francis Mallia in 1963 excavating Għar il-Friefet.\nPart of the University of Malta/ F. Mallia collection. \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/the-contribution-of-francis-s-mallia-1921-1988-to-maltese-archaeological-practice/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210529T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20210529T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20210211T071417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T075517Z
UID:3663-1622286000-1622291400@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting - POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Details to be announced closer to the date.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/annual-general-meeting-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211020T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211020T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211015T172006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T111157Z
UID:4171-1634752800-1634758200@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Putting the stone back in the Stone Age: new research on the end of the Maltese Temple Period
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Huw S. Groucutt\, Max Planck Independent Research Group leader in Jena\, Germany. \nAfter existing for over one thousand years\, the Maltese Temple Period ended around 4\,300 years ago. Understanding why has been a topic of considerable interest and debate. In this talk Dr Groucutt will discuss this topic\, outlining recent research on themes such as regional climate change and evidence for the arrival of new groups of humans. Chronological modelling studies are presented which indicate a correlation between archaeological activity and regional climate\, which indicate a long-term societal decline in the final centuries of the Temple Period. Yet\, does climate change alone explain the end of the Temple Period\, or was something else involved\, such as new groups of humans arriving\, perhaps bringing a plague epidemic with them?  Against this backdrop Dr Groucutt will outline recent research on the distribution and character of Maltese chert. Chert was the main kind of stone used to make stone tools in Maltese prehistory\, and is therefore crucial to understanding ancient Maltese society\, yet it has seen relatively little study. New insights on the distribution and character of chert in Malta are discussed. This offers new perspectives on the character of Temple Period material culture\, and the extent to which the Maltese islands were isolated or integrated with neighbouring regions such as Sicily. \nNB The Archaeological Society Malta is a Collaborating Organization of International Archaeology Day organised by the Archaeological Institute of America. The October events will be part of the International Archaeology Day on 16 October. \n\nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/putting-the-stone-back-in-the-stone-age-new-research-on-the-end-of-the-maltese-temple-period/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211030T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211030T153000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211015T173217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T024256Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Visit to Msida Bastion Cemetery and Historic Garden
DESCRIPTION:Site visit at 2 pm to the Msida Bastion Cemetery and Historic Garden\, a heritage site restored and managed by Din l-Art Ħelwa. The 90-minute visit\, against an entrance fee of €5 which includes coffee/tea/water with biscuits at the end\, will be led by site warden Mr Paolo Ferrelli. Numbers will be limited to the first 20 fully vaccinated paid up members who apply\, no guests. More details to follow. \nNB The Archaeological Society Malta is a Collaborating Organization of International Archaeology Day organised by the Archaeological Institute of America. The October events will be part of the International Archaeology Day on 16 October.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/visit-to-msida-bastion-cemetery-and-historic-garden/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211117T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211117T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211015T173854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211118T161951Z
UID:4182-1637172000-1637177400@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:‘Flying high in an unfriendly sky’: How aviation changed Malta for good during the Second World War
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Mr Anthony Burgess\, guest lecturer in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Malta. \nThe impact of aviation on Malta can be seen in many ways\, from the obvious such as airports and anti-aircraft sites\, to the less obvious or even invisible. In this presentation Mr Burgess will look at a number of ways in which aviation manifested itself in Malta\, such as the airfields\, air raid shelters and anti-aircraft sites\, charting how they changed during the war\, warping the physical landscape as they did so. Such dramatic effects to the physical landscape also affected the mental landscape for all those involved too\, their minds attuned to the sounds and sights associated with the airscape unfolding above their heads. The end result is an island archipelago that is saturated with its effects\, effects that continue to shape its physical and mental landscape today. \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/flying-high-in-an-unfriendly-sky-how-aviation-changed-malta-for-good-during-the-second-world-war/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211127T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211127T153000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211016T122326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T024350Z
UID:4186-1638021600-1638027000@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Afternoon site visit
DESCRIPTION:Location to be confirmed.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/afternoon-site-visit/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211215T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20211215T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211016T132023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T132023Z
UID:4189-1639591200-1639596600@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Looking at old pots with fresh eyes: revisiting the pottery from the 1960s excavation at Ras ir-Raħeb (Malta)
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Maxine Anastasi\, Department of Classics and Archaeology\, University of Malta. \nBetween 1960 and 1961\, several crates of pottery and other finds were collected during the excavation of the remote site of Ras ir-Raħeb (Malta). A provisional survey of the pottery concluded the material was mostly Punic in date\, but it was the figurative and artistic finds—namely the intricate clay masks\, carved ivory plaque\, and terracotta figurines—that attracted the most attention\, as well as the confidence in dating the site’s primary occupation to the Punic period\, and determining a ritual function likely dedicated to the Phoenician god Melqart. Although these initial conclusions remain predominantly unchanged\, recent analysis of the pottery has offered some new insights into the chronology and overall nature of the site. The aim of this talk is to present these new findings\, and explain them within the context of the early 1960s excavation\, as well as the seminal studies that followed. \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/looking-at-old-pots-with-fresh-eyes-revisiting-the-pottery-from-the-1960s-excavation-at-ras-ir-raheb-malta/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220119T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220119T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211016T140454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220121T150033Z
UID:4192-1642615200-1642620600@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:The transformation of antiquities and the making of historical monuments in early modern Malta
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Mr Jonathan Borg\, Head of Unit (Heritage Planning Consultations) at the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. \nAncient objects transform gradually into historic monuments as they are systematically reused\, appropriated\, moved around and reworked in explicit attempts to create memory and preserve identity through the testimony of material culture. This paper is concerned with the ways this process of change manifested itself in the Maltese Islands between the late 16th century and the early 20th century. The Maltese Islands present an intriguing case study to observe this phenomenon in view of the islands’ particular geographical and cultural context. This metamorphosis of antiquities is investigated by adopting a wide chronological and an archaeological framework to map the trajectories of a number of ancient objects. The ‘afterlife’ biography of these objects is traced through primary and secondary sources – textual and visual – in order to understand how ancient objects got transformed and displayed in new contexts. These biographies are couched in an understanding of the local culture of antiquarianism and embedded within the wider European ‘discovery’ of historic monuments in order to contextualise this process of the archaeological imagination of ancient monuments and the reuse of antiquities. \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/the-transformation-of-antiquities-and-the-making-of-historical-monuments-in-early-modern-malta/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220129T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220129T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211016T141312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T141312Z
UID:4197-1643454000-1643459400@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/annual-general-meeting-7/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220216T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220216T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211016T141141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220212T162640Z
UID:4195-1645034400-1645039800@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Archaeology in the Birkirkara region: structures and artefacts
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Fr. Eugene P. Teuma OFM Conv.\, an independent researcher. \n 
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/archaeology-in-the-birkirkara-region-structures-and-artefacts/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220316T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220316T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211016T141713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220409T074159Z
UID:4199-1647453600-1647459000@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Open-firing: a practice-based approach to understanding prehistoric firing technologies
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dr Tim Willey\, experimental archaeologist\, researcher and visiting university lecturer. \nUndoubtedly\, the earliest ceramics were open fired – that is\, fired without the aid of any heat-retaining structure. However Archaeological evidence of pre-historic open-firing is rare\, as the practice was transitory and left very little trace. To the experimental archaeologist\, open-firing raises the fascinating but often problematic question of how pots can survive the characteristic dramatic temperature rise without simply blowing apart? Through several experimental firings and using a developing range of clay-body formulations\, it is demonstrated that the established convention of adding tempering materials to a locally-sourced clay is only part of the solution. Far more important\, is to consider the minerology\, particle size and particle distribution of the body as a whole. The resultant\, clay-body formulations show that successful firings can be consistently achieved in well under thirty minutes\, an outcome which has both practical and theoretical implications for future investigations and for furthering our understanding of pre-historic firing technology. \nabstract
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/open-firing-a-practice-based-approach-to-understanding-prehistoric-firing-technologies/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220326T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220326T000000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211016T144615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T174542Z
UID:4202-1648252800-1648252800@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:POSTPONED TO 28 MAY - Morning seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/morning-seminar/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220420T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Malta:20220420T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T012617
CREATED:20211016T144733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220501T180818Z
UID:4204-1650477600-1650483000@www.archsoc.org.mt
SUMMARY:Borġ in-Nadur: a 100 years on
DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Ms Katya Stroud\, Senior Curator Prehistoric Sites\, Heritage Malta and Dr Josef Caruana\, Curator Prehistoric Sites\, Heritage Malta.
URL:https://www.archsoc.org.mt/event/borg-in-nadur-a-100-years-on/
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