Download or read book The National Museum of Archaeology Valletta written by Sharon Sultana and published by Midsea Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malta's national museum of archaeology is housed in one of the most stylish baroque buildings still distinguishable in Valletta, more precisely at the Auberge de Provence, in Republic Street. The ground floor hosts artefacts from Malta's unique neolithic period, which spans from the ghar dalam phase to the tarxien phase. Artefacts of particular distinction are The Sleeping Lady and The Venus of Malta. The display includes numerous artefacts used as implements, human and animal figurines, as well as personal decorative items. A number of monumental architectural altars illuminate the art of the ancient prehistoric craftsmen.

Download or read book The National Museum of Archaeology written by Sharon Sultana and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Six Inscribed Objects in the National Museum of Archaeology Malta written by Rosalind M. Hall and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Museums and the Origins of Nations written by Sheila Watson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Museums and the Origins of Nations provides the first international survey of origins stories in national museums and examines the ways in which such museums use the distant past as a vehicle to reflect the concerns of the political present. Offering an international comparison of institutions in China, North and South America, the Middle East, Europe and Australia, the book argues that national museums tell us more about what sort of community a nation wishes to be today, than how and why that nation came into being. Watson also reveals the ways in which narrative and exhibition design attempt to engage the visitor in an emotional experience designed to promote loyalty to, and pride in, the nation, or to remind visitors who are not citizens that they do not belong. These narratives of origin are, it is claimed, based on so-called factual accuracies, but this book reveals that they are often selective, emotional and rarely critiqued within institutions. At a time when nationalism is very much back on the political agenda, this book highlights how museums reflect current political and social concerns. National Museums and the Origins of Nations will appeal to academics and students engaged in the study of museums, heritage, politics, nationalism and history.

Download or read book Valletta written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Manoel Theatre, National Museum of Archaeology, Malta, St. John's Co-Cathedral, Jean Parisot de la Valette, National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta, Royal Opera House, Valletta, Grandmaster's Palace, Fort Saint Elmo, St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, List of streets and piazzas in Valletta, Malta, Auberge de Castille, Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, Malta Jazz Festival, Palace Armoury, St. Andrew's Scots Church, Malta, Church of the Jesuits, Valletta Living History, Parish Church of St Augustine, 24th Chess Olympiad, St Francis of Assisi Church, Upper Barrakka Gardens, Hastings Gardens, Lower Barrakka Gardens, Malta Institute for Medical Education, Valetta, Malta Tornado, Republic Square, Valletta. Excerpt: Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (English: ) in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta and the historical city has a population of 6,098. The name "Valletta" is traditionally reserved for the historic walled citadel that serves as Malta's principal administrative district. However, Valletta, like many historical city centres, forms part of a larger continuous urban agglomeration; this is often referred to as "Greater Valletta." According to Eurostat, (Greater) Valletta has a population of 368,250 at the city level. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though World War II left major scars on the city. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. The city is named for Jean Parisot de la Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman...

Download or read book The Archaeology of Malta written by Claudia Sagona and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.

Download or read book Catalogue of Artefacts from Malta in the British Museum written by Josef Mario Briffa SJ and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient finds from the Maltese islands are rare, and those held in the British Museum form an important collection. Represented is a wide cultural range, spanning the Early and Late Neolithic, the Bronze Age, Roman and more recent historic periods.

Download or read book Punic Antiquities of Malta and Other Ancient Artefacts Held in Ecclesiastic and Private Collections written by Claudia Sagona and published by Peeters Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient artefacts that comprise the private collections of Malta came largely from the Phoenician and later Punic burial grounds of the archipelago. In many respects, the perception of the island's ancient population as depicted in recent historic accounts has suffered from a limited knowledge of what has been found in the islands over the last few centuries. Co-authored with Isabelle Vella Gregory and Anton Bugeja, this book forms a companion volume to Claudia Sagona's “The Archaeology of Punic Malta (2002, Peeters) and “Punic Antiquities of Malta and Other Ancient Artefacts Held in Ecclesiastic and Private Collections (2003, Peeters). More than 700 objects, many brought into the public arena for the first time, are documented in this volume. The artefacts are held in three collections: that of Joseph Attard Tabone, of the Palazzo Parisio (Naxxar) and of St George's Parish Church (Qormi). While much of the material is characteristically Phoenician and Punic, imported Cypriot, Greek, Italian and other wares demonstrate that the islands were drawn into the ancient economic and political exchanges of the Mediterranean region.

Download or read book A Research Guide to the Ancient World written by John M. Weeks and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The archaeological study of the ancient world has become increasingly popular in recent years. A Research Guide to the Ancient World: Print and Electronic Sources, is a partially annotated bibliography. The study of the ancient world is usually, although not exclusively, considered a branch of the humanities, including archaeology, art history, languages, literature, philosophy, and related cultural disciplines which consider the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean world, and adjacent Egypt and southwestern Asia. Chronologically the ancient world would extend from the beginning of the Bronze Age of ancient Greece (ca. 1000 BCE) to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (ca. 500 CE). This book will close the traditional subject gap between the humanities (Classical World; Egyptology) and the social sciences (anthropological archaeology; Near East) in the study of the ancient world. This book is uniquely the only bibliographic resource available for such holistic coverage. The volume consists of 17 chapters and seven appendixes, arranged according to the traditional types of library research materials (bibliographies, dictionaries, atlases, etc.). The appendixes are mostly subject specific, including graduate programs in ancient studies, reports from significant archaeological sites, numismatics, and paleography and writing systems. These extensive author and subject indexes help facilitate ease of use.

Download or read book The Maltese Archipelago at the Dawn of History written by Davide Tanasi and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays provides a reassessment of the multifaceted evidence which emerged from excavations carried out in 1909 and 1959 in the settlement of Bahrija, both largely unpublished until now. Bahrija is a key site for understanding the later stages of Maltese prehistory before the beginning of the Phoenician colonial period.

Download or read book Malta written by Debbie Nevins and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malta is a country with a vast history. Its location in the Mediterranean Sea has positioned it to benefit powers such as Phoenicia, Rome, France, and Britain over the centuries. It was a vital player in World War II and experienced a period of reconstruction following that war. Today, it is a country with its own personality and picturesque views. This book explores the nation of Malta, touching on its past as well as its place in contemporary world politics, while providing readers the opportunity to understand the country's celebrations, beliefs, lifestyle, government, and more.

Download or read book Top 10 Malta and Gozo written by Mary-Ann Gallagher and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Top 10: Malta and Gozo gives you the best information on everything from events to food in Malta and Gozo. Whether you wish to experience the Grand Master’s Palace, find the liveliest nightlife or sail Malta’s clear waters; this travel guide is packed with essential information, whatever your budget. There are dozens of Malta and Gozo Top 10 lists including; the Top 10 restaurants, Top 10 liveliest bars and clubs, the Top 10 places to stay in Malta and Gozo, there’s even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid! Top 10: Malta and Gozo travel guide is packed with beautiful illustrations and detailed cutaways of the greatest attractions of the islands, with comprehensive reviews and recommendations of Malta and Gozo’s best hotels, markets, festivals, shopping and nightlife to ensure you don’t miss a thing! Your guide to the Top 10 best of everything in Malta and Gozo.

Download or read book Malta and Gozo written by Juliet Rix and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with historical and archaeological facts from the Stone Age to the Romans, the Knights Hospitaller to World War II, it also showcases the islands' wildlife (and bird-watching opportunities), summer festas, and the less commercialised islands of Gozo and Comino.

Download or read book The Statesman s Yearbook 2000 written by B. Turner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 2049 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last 136 years, The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The appointment of the new editor - only the seventh in 136 years - brought enhancements to the 1998-99 edition and these are continued in the 2000 edition. Internet usage figures are included. Specially commissioned essays from major political and academic figures supplement country entries in areas of major upheaval and change. A fold out colour section provides a political world map and flags for the 191 countries of the world. The task of monitoring the pattern or flow of world change is never-ending. However, the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives all the information needed in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources. A prestigious and popular book, The Statesman's Yearbook is updated every 12 months. In a world of continual change The Statesman's Yearbook is a necessary annual purchase.

Download or read book How to Read Ancient Texts written by Anthony J. Frendo and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-09-19 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book foregrounds the principles of interpretation that scholars employ when reading ancient inscriptions. In order to better come to grips with Canaanite, such as Phoenician, inscriptions, we need to first understand how people wrote and read texts in the ancient Mediterranean world, including that of the Greeks and Romans.

Download or read book Archaeology of the Mediterranean during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages written by Angelo Castrorao Barba and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varied approaches to an overlooked time period in the history and archaeology of the Mediterranean This book presents multidisciplinary perspectives on Greece, Corsica, Malta, and Sicily from the fourth to the thirteenth centuries, an often-overlooked time in the history of the central Mediterranean. The research approaches and areas of specialization collected here range from material culture to landscape settlement patterns, from epigraphy to architecture and architectural decoration, and from funerary archaeology to urban fabric and cityscapes. Topics covered in these chapters include late Roman villas; the formation of Byzantine and Islamic settlements in western Sicily; reuse of protohistoric sites in late antiquity and the middle ages in eastern Sicily; early Christian landscapes and settlements in Corsica; the transition from late antiquity through Byzantine rule to Muslim conquest in Malta; trade network trajectories of the Aegean islands and Crete; and crosscultural interactions in medieval Greece. Together, these essays show the potential of post-Ancient and post-Classical archaeology, highlighting missing links between the Roman world and medieval Byzantium and broadening the horizons of new generations of archaeologists. Contributors: Carla Aleo Nero | Effie F. Athanassopoulos | Giuseppe Bazan | Amelia R. Brown | Gabriele Castiglia | Angelo Castrorao Barba | David Cardona | Santino Alessandro Cugno | Michael J. Decker | Franco Dell’Aquila | Scott Gallimore | Matt King | Rosa Lanteri | Pasquale Marino | Roberto Miccichè | Philippe Pergola | Filippo Pisciotta | Natalia Poulou | Grant Schrama | Claudia Speciale | Davide Tanasi

Download or read book Valletta Travel Guide written by Daniel Windsor and published by Interactive Media Licensing. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valletta, the capital city of Malta, is a place of historical significance, cultural richness, and architectural splendor. Situated on the northeastern coast of the island, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a testament to Malta's rich heritage and strategic importance throughout the centuries. Before delving into the depths of what makes Valletta a unique destination, let's explore the preface of its captivating story. The origins of Valletta trace back to the 16th century when the Knights of St. John, also known as the Knights Hospitaller, ruled the Maltese islands. Following the heroic defense of Malta against the Ottoman Empire in 1565, the Grand Master of the Knights, Jean de Valette, envisioned a fortified city that would safeguard the island from future invasions. Thus, Valletta was born, named in honor of its visionary founder. One of the most striking features of Valletta is its Baroque architecture, characterized by intricate facades, ornate churches, and imposing fortifications. The city's skyline is dominated by landmarks such as St. John's Co-Cathedral, renowned for its stunning interior adorned with masterpieces by Caravaggio, and the Grandmaster's Palace, a symbol of the Knights' grandeur and power. Valletta's charm lies not only in its architectural grandeur but also in its vibrant cultural scene. The city boasts a myriad of museums, galleries, and theaters, offering visitors a glimpse into Malta's rich history and artistic heritage. From the National Museum of Archaeology, showcasing artifacts dating back to prehistoric times, to the Manoel Theatre, one of Europe's oldest working theaters, Valletta is a treasure trove of cultural experiences. Exploring Valletta is like embarking on a journey through time. The city's narrow streets, adorned with balconies and hidden courtyards, whisper tales of centuries past. As you wander through its labyrinthine alleys, you'll stumble upon hidden gems, from quaint cafes serving traditional pastizzi to bustling markets brimming with local crafts. In recent years, Valletta has undergone a renaissance, revitalizing its historic core while embracing modernity. The city was designated as the European Capital of Culture in 2018, sparking a wave of cultural events and urban regeneration projects. Today, Valletta stands as a vibrant hub of art, history, and innovation, inviting visitors from around the world to discover its timeless beauty. In the pages that follow, we will delve deeper into the heart of Valletta, unraveling its rich tapestry of history, culture, and charm. Join us on this journey as we uncover the wonders of Malta's beloved capital city.