/library/oar/handle/123456789/50517 2025-11-18T19:56:19Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/50177 Title: Malta Archaeological Review, Issue 8 Editors: Camilleri, Patricia Abstract: Malta Archaeological Review, Issue 8 (2006-2007) Description: Includes : From the president / Anthony Bonanno - Society Activities - List of contributors 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/50176 Title: Xewkija and elsewhere : new thoughts on old sites Authors: Trump, David H. Abstract: In this article the author speculates and discusses possible new interpretations of lost megalithic sites throughout Malta and Gozo. His interpretations are based both on the old excavation notes by former archaeologists and new knowledge about the prehistory of Malta. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/50173 Title: The conservation project and archaeological excavation of the old Parish Church at Siġġiewi - an intermediate report Authors: Saliba, Paul C. Abstract: Until December 2007 the old parish church of Siggiewi, dating back to the late medieval period, and occupying a central location within the village core, had been in a neglected and dilapidated state for a very long time, so much so that the remaining ruins were almost totally covered with debris and thick vegetation (Plates 2; 9A; 9D; colour plate 2A; Fig. 4 and colour plate 3). While passing by the walled up and highly degraded site, the inhabitants of Siggiewi barely knew that beneath the soil and vegetation were the remains of their first parish church and the cemetery where most of their ancestors had been buried. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/50170 Title: The origin of Maltese cart-ruts : cut by wheels or tools? Authors: Mottershead, Derek Abstract: The origin and means of formation of the cart ruts of Malta have been matters of debate for almost a century. The principal contenders for rut formation have been wheeled vehicles, sleds, slide cars and cutting with hand tools. Most recent authors have discounted both sleds and slide cars. The former, to be of sufficient magnitude, would create unmanageable amounts of friction, whilst there is neither archaeological nor historical evidence for the latter. The most recent publications on this topic have advocated wheeled vehicles or hand cutting.The former combine field observation of rut form with geotechnical information on rock strength, and conclude that the passage of wheels of, for instance, a two-wheeled cart, would create more than sufficient stress on the rock beneath to cause erosion of the local rock. The latter makes the assertion that 'there is clear evidence of ancient tool marks' , and concludes that cutting by hand played a significant part in rut formation. This conclusion is illustrated by two photographs of field sites showing small-scale rock surface morphologies which are interpreted as ancient tooling marks. The current paper questions such an interpretation, and whether the conclusions derived from it can be sustained by the evidence provided. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z