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Island questions: the chronology of the Brochtorff Circle at Xagħra, Gozo, and its significance for the Neolithic sequence on Malta
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Bayesian chronological modelling of radiocarbon dates from the Brochtorff Circle at Xagħra, Gozo, Malta (achieved through the ToTL and FRAGSUS projects), provides a more precise chronology for the sequence of development and use of a cave complex. Artefacts show that the site was in use from the Żebbuġ period of the late 5th/early 4th millennium cal BC to the Tarxien Cemetery phase of the later 3rd/early 2nd millennia cal BC. Absolutely dated funerary activity, however, starts with a small ro...
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- Springer Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Journal website
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- 4251-4306
- Publication date:
- 2019-02-20
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-11-02
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1866-9565
- ISSN:
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1866-9557
- Source identifiers:
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946356
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- 2018-11-26
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- Copyright date:
- 2019
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