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Intercontinental Archaeology- Melite Civitas Romana Project
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17.01.2022 No association with our project or organisation, but just a little reminder of places we can look forward to visiting.
13.01.2022 Hi everyone. Just a check in. Plans for next year's field season are still progressing. I guess we are in a COVID holding pattern waiting to see what is in store for border openings and quarantines etc. Many of our team are in countries where borders are still closed and travel out of country is not permitted and I am hoping that will change. As soon as we have a clearer picture we will begin/ resume the processes of putting the team together and getting ready to be in Malta. Stay safe everyone.
07.01.2022 Hi everyone. Just a quick update on plans for next year. Although we haven't fully given up on the possibility the chances are strong that a field season in 2021 may be doubtful. Most universities in the US, UK and Australia have already cancelled plans for study abroad and field schools for 2021. Many countries are still not allowed to travel and borders are still closed. We have been informed here in Australia that travel to/ for the US and also to Europe for Australians ...is not expected to begin again until the end of 2021 at the earliest. Europe is experiencing a huge 2nd wave in many countries and borders/ travel is again being stopped as some countries go back into lockdown. The Roman Archaeology Conference rescheduled for April in Croatia next year has been officially moved back again till 2022. We do have discussions planned with our accommodation coordinators and the hotel for early January and will attempt to have them move the booking and volunteer money on to 2022 if a postponement becomes likely. The team will discuss our plans again in December. As we need definite answers by the start of January to ensure the project can logistically operate next year we will make a decision as early as possible. We still can't wait to have you all with us in Malta even if we have to wait a little longer. Rob, David, Ben, Davide and Andrew.
07.01.2022 Some photogrammetry and 3D modelling work in Malta by Australian researchers Madeline Robinson, Augustine Porter, Will Figueira and Roland Fletcher Neolithic Temples of Malta: 3D analysis points to novel roof reconstruction. The Neolithic temples of Malta are among the oldest examples of prehistoric architecture, yet the construction of their roofs remains a mystery. The absence of any roofs or roofing material at the temple sites has resulted in conjecture regarding the orig...inal appearance of these megalithic structures. The most valuable indications of prehistoric Maltese roof architecture are found in the Neolithic burial complex, the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni. Two chambers in the Hypogeum are modelled closely after the above-ground temples, with indications of a roof structural system on the ceilings. This paper uses LiDAR and photogrammetry-derived 3D models to provide a partial temple roof reconstruction that has its design entirely based on contemporaneous archaeology. Photogrammetric reconstruction of the Mnajdra and Tarxien temple complexes allowed for detailed architectural analyses including key structural features and any indications of previous roof construction that would be evident in situ. A LiDAR model of the carved chambers of the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni was superimposed onto corresponding positions in the temple models. Merging the LiDAR imagery onto the photogrammetry temple models confirmed structural consistency between the two megalithic complexes; supporting the theory that the carved façades were a deliberate reflection of the original architecture of the Maltese temples. This evidence points to an entirely new temple roof reconstruction, founded upon the archaeology of Neolithic Malta. https://youtu.be/hpTHa2jwKzE See more
