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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/50191| Title: | The original discovery of the Roman shipwreck at Xlendi, Gozo |
| Authors: | Wood, John |
| Keywords: | Xlendi Bay (Munxar, Malta) Shipwrecks -- Malta -- Xlendi Underwater archaeology -- Malta -- Xlendi Malta -- Antiquities, Roman Archaeology -- Methodology |
| Issue Date: | 2013 |
| Publisher: | The Archaeological Society |
| Citation: | Wood, J. (2013). The original discovery of the Roman shipwreck at Xlendi, Gozo. Malta Archaeological Review, 9, 67-69 |
| Abstract: | 'Xlendi Bay in Gozo is an important archaeological site but this was not realised until the 1960s. The reason for this is that its importance is maritime and its potential was only brought to light with the accidental discovery of artefacts on the seabed by British Navy divers. This discovery and subsequent investigation of the site came soon after SCUBA equipment started to become widely available and closely followed the development of the new discipline of underwater archaeology[. .. ] The objects that were raised by these pioneers are now held in the Gozo museum where they attract a lot of interest from members of the public [ ... ]' (Azzopardi 2006, 1) |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/50191 |
| Appears in Collections: | MAR, Issue 09 (2008-2009) MAR, Issue 09 (2008/2009) |
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