Neolithic Ritual on the Island Archipelago of Malta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3429624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Stoddart (0000-0002-5480-7075, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 464 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13050464 |
| OpenAlex | W4281261325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
This 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
Ancient history · Archaeology · Archipelago · Art · Bronze Age · Ethnology · Geography · Maltese · Mediterranean climate · Mediterranean Islands · Prehistory · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |