Claudia Sagona

The Archaeology of Malta

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book synthesizes the archaeology of the Maltese archipelago from the first human colonization c.5000 BC through the Roman period (c.400 AD).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 470
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1072g
• ISBN-13: 9781107006690
• ISBN-10: 1107006694
• Artikelnr.: 42793669

Autorenporträt

Claudia Sagona is a Senior Fellow in Archaeology at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of several books on Malta, including Looking for Mithra in Malta (2009), and the editor of books including Ceramics of the Phoenician-Punic World (2011) and Beyond the Homeland: Markers in Phoenician Chronology (2008). Her articles have appeared in academic journals including Anatolian Studies, Anatolia Antiqua, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology and the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. In recognition of her contribution to Malta, she was made an honorary member of the National Order of Merit of Malta in 2007.

Inhaltsangabe

1. 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.