The Lure of the Antique: Essays on Malta and Mediterranean Archaeology in Honour of Anthony Bonanno (Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement)

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The Maltese islands occupy a distinctive place in the knowledgescape of antiquarianism and archaeology. Exceptional prehistoric monuments and extraordinary remains from later periods - Phoenician, Punic, and Roman - have continued to lure researchers to this tiniest of Mediterranean archipelagos. This collection of twenty-four papers is presented to an outstanding scholar, Anthony Bonanno, by his colleagues, former students, and friends to celebrate his remarkable achievements in the study of ancient Malta. The papers reflect his broad range of interests over a career spanning fifty years that in many respects shaped the direction of archaeology on the islands. They bridge prehistoric and classical studies, and tackle diverse topics that place the archipelago in its Mediterranean context: antiquarianism, palaeo-ecology, contextual studies, art and architecture, artefact studies, technology, economy, and identity. An epilogue written by a number of friends is a reflection of the honorand's passion for travel, discovery and engagement with people from all walks of life. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ‘INVESTIGATOR ANTIQUITATIS’: HONOURING THE ACADEMIC LEGACY OF ANTHONY BONANNO ANTHONY BONANNO – LIST OF PUBLICATIONS, 1971–2017 RECEPTION OF THE ANTIQUE ABELA’S CABINET OF ANTIQUITIES REVISITED: COLLECTING, KNOWLEDGE AND PATRONAGE IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY MALTA THE GOZO OSCILLUM, CARLO CASTONE DELLA TORRE DI REZZONICO AND THE VILLINO AGATA, MALTA CICERO, WIKARJAK, AND COLEIRO SOILS, SNAILS AND STORYTELLING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE, WITH A CASE STUDY FROM MALTA STORYTELLING AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION PACHINO, SICILY: ONE OF THE EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF MALTESE MIGRATION IN THE MODERN AGE PREHISTORY REFLECTIONS ON SACRED HEAD HAIR IN THE PREHISTORY OF MALTA SHAPING SPACES FOR THE DEAD: AN ANALYSIS OF TOOL MARKS AT THE HAL SAFLIENI HYPOGEUM, MALTA BEYOND THE STRUCTURE: REVISITING THE TARXIEN TEMPLES EXCAVATIONS THE MALTESE FIGURATIVE ARTEFACTS FROM THE LATE NEOLITHIC MALTESE TEMPLE COMPLEXES: SOME CONSIDERATIONS ACCORDING TO PROVENANCE TAKING MALTESE PREHISTORY OUT OF THE BOX: TOWARDS A DEFINITION OF THE BORG IN-NADUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL FACIES THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUM — SOUND DEVICES IN BRONZE AGE MALTA TEXTILE PRODUCTION IN COPPER AGE SICILY: PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS THE CLASSICAL WORLD MULTICULTURAL SYNTHESIS, ETHNIC IDENTITY, AND THE CASE OF PHOENICIAN-PUNIC MALTA* THE GODS’ MANIPULATION OF WOMEN’S ACTIONS IN HOMER’S EPICS AND VERGIL’S AENEID* LA DISTRIBUZIONE DI ANFORE DA TRASPORTO MALTESI FUORI DALL’ ARCIPELAGO: NUOVI DATI* OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN ROMAN MALTA THE ROMAN SACELLUM IN THE SO-CALLED TEMPLE OF HERACLES AT AGRIGENTO, SICILY: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY* INDAGINI ARCHEOLOGICHE NELLE TERME ROMANE DI TERMINI IMERESE, SICILIA FROM THEATRE TO AMPHITHEATRE: THE EVIDENCE OF TAORMINA AND CYRENE VERISM, CARICATURE AND THE GROTESQUE: A ROMAN MINIATURE TERRACOTTA PORTRAIT BUST? ‘ROME’ AT QUMRAN? – WHAT IF? SOME REMARKS ON THE SO-CALLED ROMA JAR FROM QUMRAN CAVE 7Q* EPILOGUE