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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/87284| Title: | Pottery from the 1972 excavation at the Zejtun villa |
| Other Titles: | The Zejtun Roman Villa : research - conservation - management |
| Authors: | Anastasi, Maxine |
| Keywords: | Archaeological site location -- Malta -- Żejtun Roman Villa (Żejtun, Malta) Malta -- History -- Classical period, 218 B.C.-535 A.D. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Malta -- Żejtun Archaeology -- Malta -- Żejtun Żejtun (Malta) -- History Pottery -- Malta -- History |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | Wirt iż-Żejtun |
| Citation: | Anastasi, M. (2012). Pottery from the 1972 excavation at the Zejtun villa. In R. Abela (Ed.), The Zejtun Roman Villa: Research - Conservation - Management (pp. 26-41). Malta: Wirt iz-Zejtun. |
| Abstract: | Being durable, cheap to produce, and used to make any desired shape, fired clay vessels were the utilitarian objects par excellence of the ancients. That is why a study of the pottery from a villa site like the one at Żejtun promises to throw important light on past secular activities in a Maltese rural context. Nearly 40 years after the excavation of the Żejtun villa, several crate-loads of pottery were selected for a detailed contextual study. In doing so, a wealth of new data concerning the span of the site’s occupation and its function have been brought to light. This short paper aims to highlight the methodology used, the types of pottery identified, and presents some results about the function and activities once performed on this site. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/87284 |
| ISBN: | 9789995703790 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacArtCA Wirt iż-Żejtun |
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