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The neighbourhood itself has an intangible cultural heritage

While completing his Twelve Labors, the Greek hero Heracles (a.k.a. Hercules) got up to tons of mischief—and that included bedding a lot of women. In the process, he fathered a whole host of legendary sons, called the Heracleidae, from whom many clans across the Mediterranean claimed descent.

Trinity scientists, along with international colleagues, have explored the importance of sea travel in prehistory by examining the genomes of ancient Maltese humans and comparing these with the genomes of this period from across Europe.

Scientists have revealed how seascapes of the ancient world have shaped the genetic structure of European populations.

Trinity scientists, along with international colleagues, have explored the importance of sea travel in prehistory by examining the genomes of ancient Maltese humans and comparing these with the genomes of this period from across Europe.

The Stonehenge of Malta is under threat – visit this summer, before it is ruined forever With the ancient Ġgantija Temples under threat from development, Malta should be top of your post-pandemic wish list The Ġgantija Temples are under threat Credit: Getty The Ġgantija Temples, the oldest architectural stone buildings in the world, older even than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids, will soon be overlooked by a five-storey apartment block, if a current proposal is allowed to proceed.  Lo...

A husband-and-wife team of UK archaeologists have issued dire warnings on the proposed “monstrosity” of a block of apartments just 200 metres from t

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Neolithic scholars issue stark warning on Malta’s environmental future Malta’s vegetation may have changed more in past decade than in the previous 9,000 years, scholars say in stark warning on Malta’s environmental threat after documenting the islanders’ ‘resourcefulness’ in survival in a small arid island 16 December 2020, 7:30am by James Debono The goal of the FRAGSUS Project was to understand the economic and technological means that sustained an ancient culture in such a small...