Past, Present, Future: An Overview of Roman Malta

Roman Malta has been the subject of numerous historical and archaeological studies since the seventeenth century. However, the lack of documented excavations and the restricted number of sites – particularly those within the boundaries of the two main Roman towns – meant that numerous grey areas per...

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Autor principal:	Cardona David
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	roman melite predictive modelling villas landscape historiography Archaeology CC1-960
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/bded82b7cfc2431cb5b4ab76a339501e
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bded82b7cfc2431cb5b4ab76a339501e2021-12-05T14:10:59ZPast, Present, Future: An Overview of Roman Malta2300-656010.1515/opar-2020-0122https://doaj.org/article/bded82b7cfc2431cb5b4ab76a339501e2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0122https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6560Roman Malta has been the subject of numerous historical and archaeological studies since the seventeenth century. However, the lack of documented excavations and the restricted number of sites – particularly those within the boundaries of the two main Roman towns – meant that numerous grey areas persist in our understanding of the islands under Roman rule, regardless of how many studies have been done so far. This article attempts to provide an overview of past works, studies and a discussion of the known consensus on knowledge of sites, populations and economies. This in an attempt to provide a clear picture of what we know (and what we do not) about Roman Malta. Finally, I will comment on current and new research and projects which are being carried out by various local entities and foreign institutions to enhance our knowledge of this very important historic era for the Maltese islands. This culminates into a proposal for the use of a predictive model that may help us identify new sites and, consequently, provide new data on this phase.Cardona DavidDe Gruyterarticleroman melitepredictive modellingvillaslandscapehistoriographyArchaeologyCC1-960ENOpen Archaeology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 231-255 (2021)
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description	Roman Malta has been the subject of numerous historical and archaeological studies since the seventeenth century. However, the lack of documented excavations and the restricted number of sites – particularly those within the boundaries of the two main Roman towns – meant that numerous grey areas persist in our understanding of the islands under Roman rule, regardless of how many studies have been done so far. This article attempts to provide an overview of past works, studies and a discussion of the known consensus on knowledge of sites, populations and economies. This in an attempt to provide a clear picture of what we know (and what we do not) about Roman Malta. Finally, I will comment on current and new research and projects which are being carried out by various local entities and foreign institutions to enhance our knowledge of this very important historic era for the Maltese islands. This culminates into a proposal for the use of a predictive model that may help us identify new sites and, consequently, provide new data on this phase.
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Past, Present, Future: An Overview of Roman Malta

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