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Title: | Revisiting Wied ir-Rum : some recent archaeological discoveries |
Authors: | Buhagiar, Keith |
Keywords: | Wied ir-Rum (Dingli, Malta) Wied ir-Rum (Dingli, Malta) -- History Archaeology -- Malta -- History Archaeological sites -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Malta Historical Society |
Citation: | Buhagiar, K. (2013). Revisiting Wied ir-Rum: some recent archaeological discoveries. Melita Historica, XVI(1), 77-108. |
Abstract: | The historical and archaeological potential of Wied ir-Rum was brought to the forefront in 1995 when a box-like room, having the technical idiosyncrasies of a late medieval church, was discovered by Prof. Alain Blondy at Simblija. The structure was tentatively associated with the long-lost church of Santa Maria ta’ Callus, which was formally deconsecrated in 1636. On-going non-invasive fieldwork at Wied ir- Rum led to the detection of other archaeologically important features. The most significant of these is a meticulously cut rectangular-shaped subterranean chamber which this study tentatively associates with the church of San Ġakbu (St James), mentioned by Pietro Dusina in his 1575 visitation report. A reinterpretation of the archaeological significance of a subterranean, circular-shaped bath at Ta’ Baldu is also attempted. The bath was formerly tentatively dated to the Roman period, but new evidence, makes the late medieval period a more probable option. Another cave in the Il-Qattara area has been tentatively associated with a subterranean centimolo for which no historical documentation survives. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/26106 |
ISSN: | 10216952 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacArtCA |
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