By:
Francesca Bonzano | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Alberto Cazzella | Università Sapienza di Roma
Timmy Gambin | Department of Classics and Archeology, University of Malta
Giulia Recchia | Department of Antiquities, Università Sapienza di Roma
Grazia Semeraro | Università del Salento
Conference in live streaming
14 May 2020 | 6:00PM
Booking required: segreteria.iiclavalletta@esteri.it | Bookings will be accepted till 12 May
Participants will receive an email with the information to connect to the videoconference.
The Maltese archipelago, located as it is at the center of the Mediterranean, played a key role in multiple maritime routes since late Prehistory. The long-life sanctuary of Tas-Silġ in Malta thus witnessed cross-cultural and exchange contacts changing over time, whose agents were seafarers coming from diverse regional and cultural areas, such as Sicily, the Aegean world, the Levant, northern Africa and Rome. Excavations carried out at Tas-Silġ by both the Italian Archaeological Mission in Malta and the University of Malta, in synergy with the SCH and Heritage Malta, have brought to light structures, architectonic features, both every-day use and exotic artefacts illustrating the sea routes that involved Malta at different times. These architectures and finds also mirror the socio-politic transformations that had an impact on the historic trajectories of the Maltese archipelago in the ancient Mediterranean framework.
In this Conference we will offer an insight on these Mediterranean connections between the Late Neolithic and the Roman period.
Organized by: IIC | La Valletta and Italian Archeological Mission in Malta
In collaboration with: University of Malta| Department of Classics and Archeology
Under the patronage of: Embassy of Italy in Malta