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Title: | Ġgantija and ta’ Marziena : preservation and presentation of Gozo’s neolithic heritage |
Authors: | Rich, Sara A. |
Keywords: | Architecture, Prehistoric -- Conservation and restoration Ġgantija Temples (Xagħra, Malta) World Heritage areas -- Malta -- Gozo Ta’ Marziena (Victoria, Malta) Megalithic temples -- Malta -- Gozo |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Citation: | Rich, Sara (2007). Ggantija and ta’ Marziena. Preservation and presentation of Gozo’s neolithic heritage. OMERTAA : Journal of Applied Anthropology, 2007, p. 14-19. |
Abstract: | In lieu of the recent dwindling numbers of tourists flocking to Malta annually, The Malta Tourism Authority and Heritage Malta are emphasizing the need to attract “quality tourists” to the Maltese islands. Malta’s old image of “sun, sea, and sand” and four star hotels is slowly being replaced by cultural tourism, which involves reallocation of funding to develop and sustain cultural heritage sites for tourism. This paper presents two Neolithic temple sites in Gozo, Malta that lie at opposite ends of the preservation-presentation spectrum due to public interest and site accessibility. The first, Ggantija, is a UNESCO Heritage Site, and has seen extensive excavation, the artifacts of which are housed in the National Archaeology Museum in Valletta, Malta and in the Archaeology Museum in Victoria (Rabat), Gozo. The second, Ta’ Marziena , is located on privately owned farmland and has never been excavated. Additionally addressed is the impact of invented heritage on preservation by local villagers and New Age religionists, and the role of tourist photography and postcards in presentation. I propose a method of incorporating the several lesser Neolithic temple sites of Gozo into a cultural tourism route through the island. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/22340 |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCASHArc |
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