Monuments in an island society
The Maltese context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3919322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Bonanno (0000-0002-6814-1606, University of Malta), Tancred Gouder (Heritage Malta), C Malone (0000-0002-7710-0013, University of Bristol), Simon Stoddart (0000-0002-5480-7075, University of Bristol), Stoddart |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 190-205 |
| Publication date | 1990-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1990.9980140 |
| OpenAlex | W2095204662 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 15 |
Island societies have been the focus of two principal lines of archaeological theory: the \nprocesses of initial colonization (Cherry 1981) and the transformations of social hierarchy \n(Renfrew 1974). Both these themes have been heavily influenced by ethnographic studies \nof the Polynesian islands, the supposed laboratory of island development for the \ndisciplines of biogeography and social anthropology. It is the second line of enquiry that is \nconsidered here. This is a topic where monuments have been generally considered as \ncorrelates of social hierarchy. \nThe more specific aim of the present paper is to assess the aims and results of recent \nfieldwork (started in 1987 and still in progress) on a recently neglected area, the prehistoric \nmegalithic monuments of Malta or, more specifically, the smaller island of Gozo. \nThe wider aim is to undertake this assessment in the light of a broader study of island \nsocieties, building on the theme covered by Evans over ten years ago (Evans 1977). In \naddition, it is hoped to enrich and question the simple models of social hierarchy employed \nup to now by exploring the insights of network analysis in island societies (Boissevain 1974) \nthrough the assistance of access analysis in the study of architectural plans (Hillier and \nHanson 1984). Such analyses provide alternatives to the Hawaiian chiefdom-based model \nwhich appears too simplistic for a discussion of the full complexity of the Maltese evidence
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,97 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |