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Book SynopsisThis book synthesizes the archaeology of the Maltese archipelago from the first human colonization c.5000 BC through the Roman period (c.400 AD). Claudia Sagona interprets the archaeological record to explain changing social and political structures, intriguing ritual practices, and cultural contact through several millennia.
Trade Review'This academic but engagingly written volume covers over 5,500 years of human activity on Malta from the arrival of Neolithic temple-builders to the followers of Mithras, a cult popular with Roman soldiers … though aimed at the scholar rather than the traveller, the comprehensive gazetteer of sites will prove useful for both.' Caitlin McCall, Current World Archaeology
Table of Contents1. Malta's archaeological past; 2. The first settlers and farmers; 3. The culture of the megalith builders: the Late Neolithic of Malta; 4. Pushing boundaries at the end of the megalithic building period; 5. New directions: the appearance of the axe-bearers; 6. East meets west: Phoenician mariners, merchants, and settlers; 7. Melita and Gaulos during the Punic Period; 8. Malta's place in the Roman world.
