Population, Land Use and Settlement on Punic Malta: A contextual analysis of the burial evidence

This analysis draws on a wide range of excavation evidence; it demonstrates what the state of knowledge is on Punic Maltese burials, and also provides a broader record of inhabitation on the island, by using the burial evidence in historical and archaeological context. Contents: Malta in the Punic Period - A Historical and Archaeological Background; The Punic Tombs and Their Setting; The Tombs and Land Use; The Tombs and Social Hierarchy; The Tombs: Their Dating and Use; Population Estimates in the Punic Period and Punic Settlements: A Comparative Study with Later Historical Settlement Patterns.