Persistent features from a palaeo-landscape : the ancient tracks of the Maltese Islands

Auteur :
HUGHES, K.J.

Description :
This paper is both a literature review and a precursor to a research agenda focusing on a geoarchaeological analysis of the tracks within a GIS reconstruction of the Maltese palaeo-landscape. Conjectures on the origin, function and date of these persistent and intriguing anthropogenic features are discussed in the context of the prehistoric archaeology and natural resource geography of the islands. It is argued that the track network represents a key input into a coherent reconstruction of an ancient and unique landscape.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geographical journal, issn : 0016-7398, 1999, vol. 165, n°. 1, p. 62-78, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Royal Geographical Society