The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage has just reported a new and exciting discovery at an excavation site in Rabat…

Archaeologists have just come across a partially submerged tomb in Rabat, containing not one, but two adult skeletal remains dating back to anywhere between 600 to 500 BC.

This means that they’re most likely from the times of the Phoenicians and Carthaginians in Malta.

Skeletons aside, the archaeologists also found many grave goods, such as pottery vessels and three drinking cups.

One of the cups is deep, and is known as a “skyphos”, whilst the two shallower ones are known as “kylikes”.

This is most likely a sign that individuals from such period preferred to be buried with their favourite objects, in this case, their drinking cups.

Many Phoenician tombs have been found around Rabat (Malta) and Victoria in Gozo, suggesting that these towns were the main cultural centres at the time.

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