Clive Vella
Biographic Data
| ID | 217315 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clive Vella |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clive |
| FAMILY NAME | Vella |
| SIGNATURE | VELLA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Diachronic Maltese Islandscape: Rural Ta’ Qali and ix-Xarolla
The archaeological study of the Maltese Islands has received considerable scholarly attention in regard to its island settings and long-term human occupation. However, emphasis on the prehistoric periods of the archipelago runs the risk of creating a biased focus with limited engagement in successive periods. In the spirit of this edited volume, the present article seeks to provide a broader chronological view of two rural areas in the larger isl…
The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project: Landscape Archaeology in the Northern Hinterland of Petra, Jordan
In three field seasons, between 2010 and 2012, the Brown University Petra Archaeological Project (BUPAP) conducted a diachronic archaeological survey of the northern hinterland of Petra, Jordan. While regional reconnaissance has a long history in Jordan, it has rarely been conducted with the “intensive” methodologies today characteristic of projects elsewhere, most proximately in the Mediterranean. Such an approach is ideally suited for the terri…
Investigating the proposed sanctuary near the volcanic Lago di Venere, Pantelleria, Italy, in 2014 and 2015
The longue durée of human activity on the island of Pantelleria represents an important locus of ancient cultural interaction in the Strait of Sicily. This narrow channel in the central Mediterranean has played a major and continuous role in human relations between Italy, Sicily and North Africa since the Neolithic period. Use or control of the Pantelleria has been pivotal for a number of cultures over time, each leaving a lasting impression on t…
Manipulated Connectivity in Island Isolation: Maltese Prehistoric Stone Tool Technology and Procurement Strategies Across the Fourth and Third Millennia BC
The prehistory of the Maltese Islands is known for its megalithic monuments dating to the fourth and third millennia BC, often emerging in debates surrounding the connectivity of islands. By focusing on the declining presence of obsidian over the Maltese Neolithic and the development of the “Temple” period, these islands are seen as an example of isolation and insularity. Instead, the ongoing analysis of lithic assemblages from Late Neolithic meg…
Constructions of Consensus: Monument Building and the Fourth to First Millennium bc in the Central Mediterranean Islands
In the fourth millennium bc, the central Mediterranean was a world moving away from the earlier Neolithic lifestyle towards an intense broad interconnectivity in which islanders in Sardinia, Corsica, Malta, and Pantelleria developed tangential cultural expressions typified by a prolonged period of monument building and intermittent transformation that was preceded by a slowdown from a supra-regional system of interaction. Such monumental structur…
Looting and vandalism around a World Heritage Site: Documenting modern damage to archaeological heritage in Petra’s hinterland
In 2012 the ancient city of Petra celebrated the 200th anniversary of its Western re-identification. The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project (BUPAP) has sought to document the northern hinterland of Petra through a multi-component methodology that includes intensive field survey, feature documentation, and limited test excavations. The iconic site of Petra has a long and storied history, and it is a site that presents many challenges to…
A geophysical investigation of a newly discovered Early Bronze Age site near Petra, Jordan
"Notes on the "Everyone Made Stone Tools: "Exploring Methodology in Lithic Analysis" conference, Brown University, October 2010
A geophysical investigation of a newly discovered Early Bronze Age site near Petra, Jordan
Looting and vandalism around a World Heritage Site: Documenting modern damage to archaeological heritage in Petra’s hinterland
In 2012 the ancient city of Petra celebrated the 200th anniversary of its Western re-identification. The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project (BUPAP) has sought to document the northern hinterland of Petra through a multi-component methodology that includes intensive field survey, feature documentation, and limited test excavations. The iconic site of Petra has a long and storied history, and it is a site that presents many challenges to…
The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project: Landscape Archaeology in the Northern Hinterland of Petra, Jordan
In three field seasons, between 2010 and 2012, the Brown University Petra Archaeological Project (BUPAP) conducted a diachronic archaeological survey of the northern hinterland of Petra, Jordan. While regional reconnaissance has a long history in Jordan, it has rarely been conducted with the “intensive” methodologies today characteristic of projects elsewhere, most proximately in the Mediterranean. Such an approach is ideally suited for the terri…
Manipulated Connectivity in Island Isolation: Maltese Prehistoric Stone Tool Technology and Procurement Strategies Across the Fourth and Third Millennia BC
The prehistory of the Maltese Islands is known for its megalithic monuments dating to the fourth and third millennia BC, often emerging in debates surrounding the connectivity of islands. By focusing on the declining presence of obsidian over the Maltese Neolithic and the development of the “Temple” period, these islands are seen as an example of isolation and insularity. Instead, the ongoing analysis of lithic assemblages from Late Neolithic meg…
Constructions of Consensus: Monument Building and the Fourth to First Millennium bc in the Central Mediterranean Islands
In the fourth millennium bc, the central Mediterranean was a world moving away from the earlier Neolithic lifestyle towards an intense broad interconnectivity in which islanders in Sardinia, Corsica, Malta, and Pantelleria developed tangential cultural expressions typified by a prolonged period of monument building and intermittent transformation that was preceded by a slowdown from a supra-regional system of interaction. Such monumental structur…
"Notes on the "Everyone Made Stone Tools: "Exploring Methodology in Lithic Analysis" conference, Brown University, October 2010
A geophysical investigation of a newly discovered Early Bronze Age site near Petra, Jordan
Looting and vandalism around a World Heritage Site: Documenting modern damage to archaeological heritage in Petra’s hinterland
In 2012 the ancient city of Petra celebrated the 200th anniversary of its Western re-identification. The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project (BUPAP) has sought to document the northern hinterland of Petra through a multi-component methodology that includes intensive field survey, feature documentation, and limited test excavations. The iconic site of Petra has a long and storied history, and it is a site that presents many challenges to…
Manipulated Connectivity in Island Isolation: Maltese Prehistoric Stone Tool Technology and Procurement Strategies Across the Fourth and Third Millennia BC
The prehistory of the Maltese Islands is known for its megalithic monuments dating to the fourth and third millennia BC, often emerging in debates surrounding the connectivity of islands. By focusing on the declining presence of obsidian over the Maltese Neolithic and the development of the “Temple” period, these islands are seen as an example of isolation and insularity. Instead, the ongoing analysis of lithic assemblages from Late Neolithic meg…
Constructions of Consensus: Monument Building and the Fourth to First Millennium bc in the Central Mediterranean Islands
In the fourth millennium bc, the central Mediterranean was a world moving away from the earlier Neolithic lifestyle towards an intense broad interconnectivity in which islanders in Sardinia, Corsica, Malta, and Pantelleria developed tangential cultural expressions typified by a prolonged period of monument building and intermittent transformation that was preceded by a slowdown from a supra-regional system of interaction. Such monumental structur…
The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project: Landscape Archaeology in the Northern Hinterland of Petra, Jordan
In three field seasons, between 2010 and 2012, the Brown University Petra Archaeological Project (BUPAP) conducted a diachronic archaeological survey of the northern hinterland of Petra, Jordan. While regional reconnaissance has a long history in Jordan, it has rarely been conducted with the “intensive” methodologies today characteristic of projects elsewhere, most proximately in the Mediterranean. Such an approach is ideally suited for the terri…
Investigating the proposed sanctuary near the volcanic Lago di Venere, Pantelleria, Italy, in 2014 and 2015
The longue durée of human activity on the island of Pantelleria represents an important locus of ancient cultural interaction in the Strait of Sicily. This narrow channel in the central Mediterranean has played a major and continuous role in human relations between Italy, Sicily and North Africa since the Neolithic period. Use or control of the Pantelleria has been pivotal for a number of cultures over time, each leaving a lasting impression on t…
A Diachronic Maltese Islandscape: Rural Ta’ Qali and ix-Xarolla
The archaeological study of the Maltese Islands has received considerable scholarly attention in regard to its island settings and long-term human occupation. However, emphasis on the prehistoric periods of the archipelago runs the risk of creating a biased focus with limited engagement in successive periods. In the spirit of this edited volume, the present article seeks to provide a broader chronological view of two rural areas in the larger isl…
Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Excavation (4 works) · History (4 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (4 works) · Period (music (4 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works)