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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/112312| Title: | An archaeological perspective of the 1565 Great Siege : theoretical problems and interpretative possibilities - the case study of the Għar I-Aħmar cemetery |
| Other Titles: | Proceedings of history week 2015 : the 1565 Great Siege, the founding of Valletta and their lasting effects |
| Authors: | Cutajar, Nathaniel Spiteri, Mevrick Samut-Tagliaferro, John |
| Keywords: | Marsaxlokk Bay (Marsaxlokk, Malta) Bays -- Malta -- Marsaxlokk Excavations (Archaeology) -- Malta -- Marsaxlokk Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 Archaeology -- Malta Burial -- Malta -- History Cemeteries -- Design and construction -- Malta -- History |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Publisher: | Malta Historical Society |
| Citation: | Cutajar, N., Spiteri, M., & Samut-Tagliaferro, J. (2018). An archaeological perspective of the 1565 Great Siege : theoretical problems and interpretative possibilities - the case study of the Għar I-Aħmar cemetery. In D. Mallia, J. Borg, & S. Azzopardi (Eds.), Proceedings of History Week 2015 : The 1565 Great Siege, the Founding of Valletta and their Lasting Effects, (pp.52-69). Malta Historical Society. |
| Abstract: | The commemoration of the 1565 events presents us with an opportunity to discuss whether archeology can contribute anything significant towards the study of this iconic historical event. We will focus in particular on the archaeological site of Għar l-Aħmar, a burial ground on the west coastline of Marsaxlokk Bay investigated by the Museums Department in a series of emergency excavations between 1959 and 2000. This paper considers whether the site was associated with the Ottoman invasion of 1565. However, this identification as yet stands unconfirmed and the site remains open to interpretation and further investigation. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/112312 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacArtHis |
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