{"product_id":"tas-silg-marsaxlokk-malta-i-archaeological-excavations-conducted-by-the-university-of-malta-1996-2005-9789042930766","title":"Tas-Silg, Marsaxlokk (Malta) I: Archaeological","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas-Silg, on the south-east coast of the island of Malta, is a major        multi-period site, with archaeological remains spanning four thousand        years. A megalithic temple complex built in the early third millennium        BC gave way to a Phoenician and Punic sanctuary dedicated to the goddess        Astarte. The sacred place underwent major transformations in Roman        times, becoming an international religious complex dedicated to the        goddess Juno. Located on the maritime routes plied by mariners and        traders, its fame did not escape the attention of the first-century BC        orator Cicero. Excavated as part of a major archaeological project in        the 1960s, the site of Tas-Silg lay abandoned for several decades. In        1996, the University of Malta renewed excavations at the site for ten        seasons, uncovering Neolithic and Late Bronze Age occupation levels, and        substantial deposits associated with ritual offerings of Punic date.        This volume is the first monograph of the final publication of the        excavations. It provides an account of those excavations and of the        studies which accompanied them, including the lithic assemblages, the        figurative representations, scarabs and amulets, the worked stone, the        coins, and environmental analyses. It forms a companion volume to the        second monograph, which reports on the pottery and the inscribed pottery.","brand":"Peeters Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49546299867479,"sku":"9789042930766","price":124.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tas-silg-marsaxlokk-malta-i-archaeological-excavations-conducted-by-the-university-of-malta-1996-2005-9789042930766","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}