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Neolithic Ritual on the Island Archipelago of Malta

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jats:pThis paper addresses the ritual of Neolithic Malta in its island context drawing on recent research by the FRAGSUS project. Ritualised club houses placed in horticultural enclosures formed the focal point of the prehistoric Maltese landscape in the fourth and third millennia BC, providing a stable exploitation of the islands by the small populations of the period. This was a period when connectivity was more challenging than in the Bronze Age which followed, when Malta became part of the wider ritual patterns of the central Mediterranean and beyond. The paper provides discussion of the leading issues and arguments applied to this rich case study of island ritual.</jats:p>

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club house, connectivity, Malta, Mediterranean, ritual

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2077-1444
2077-1444

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13

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MDPI AG
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European Research Council (323727)
ERC (Advanced Grant no 323727 PI Caroline Malone)