Bernardette Mercieca-Spiteri

Osteologist, Archaeologist, Superintendence of Cultural Heritage officer, lecturer on human osteology at University of Malta. Human bones, burials, prehistory

[MuseoArcheoVerona @museoarcheovr]

CONNESSI | Interazioni millenarie di una necropoli 📌
6 novembre 2024 - 2 febbraio 2025 🔴 L'indagine archeologica della NECROPOLI DI NOGAROLE ROCCA in mostra presso l'Ex Oratorio di San Leonardo a Nogarole Rocca (VR) @sabapverona @museoarcheovr @MiC_Italia @museitaliani

[Prof. Ronika Power @RKP_Industries]

🎉 PUBLISHED! 🎉 Our @ERC_Research @fragsus book: ‘Temple People: #Bioarchaeology, resilience and culture in prehistoric #Malta’, FREE #OpenAccess via @UCamArchaeology 🔓
Whole book/chapter links 🔗👉 https://t.co/LhUaBqMRpe

Please RT/share! 🔄 @heritagemalta

CW: Human Remains

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@RKP_Industries @acad_euro @Macquarie_Uni @mq_dha @WomenAncient @ScienceAU @WomenSciAUST @cachemq Congratulations ✨️✨️✨️

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@I_VG You got me curious now...how come? I'm always up for a challenge 😅

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@huw_groucutt @JayTStock @RKP_Industries Thank you @huw_groucutt 🥳

[Prof. Ronika Power @RKP_Industries]

CHAPTER 1 @ERC_Research @fragsus book:

C.Malone, S.Stoddart, J.E.Thompson & N.Vella, “Introduction: People of Early #Malta and the Circle”.

FREE #OpenAccess via @UCamArchaeology 🔓🙏🔄

Chapter 🔗👉: https://t.co/Kvf3wychVQ

Book 🔗👉: https://t.co/2sADlC11dU

CW: Human Remains

[Prof. Ronika Power @RKP_Industries]

CHAPTER 2 @ERC_Research @fragsus book:

B.Mercieca-Spiteri et al., “New Approaches to the #Bioarchaeology of Complex Multiple Interments”.

FREE #OpenAccess via @UCamArchaeology 🔓🙏🔄

Chapter 🔗👉: https://t.co/iHzrbN69Us

Book 🔗👉: https://t.co/2sADlC11dU

CW: Human Remains

[Bernardette Mercieca-Spiteri @bernardettemerc]

Check this out!! New publication from @ERC_research @fragsus on #neolithic #malta #gozo. A multidisciplinary #bioarchaeology research project. Very proud to have been part of this research & to contribute to discovering more about #prehistoric life & death.

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https://t.co/64BiVmLqY4

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https://t.co/64BiVmthJW

[Dan Bradley @brad-dan.bsky.social @brad_dan]

Our new paper; were ancient seaways actually highways? https://t.co/69pqm9Taru

[Bernardette Mercieca-Spiteri @bernardettemerc]

PUBLISHED ➡️Genome sequencin💀 from Xaghra Circle (Gozo/Malta). Trilled to be part of this project and get the privilage to continue working on this site obo Superintendence of Cultural Heritage Malta together with local & international colleagues https://t.co/YZ1VTsBSIM

[Prof. Ronika Power @RKP_Industries]

🚨PUBLISHED!🚨 “Ancient Maltese genomes and the genetic geography of Neolithic Europe”, @CurrentBiology @CellPressNews, led by @Bruno_Ariano & D.Bradley of @tcddublin, project based in #Malta, @QUBelfast @UCamArchaeology & @UMmalta 🧬🇲🇹 #OpenAccess 🔓🔗👉 https://t.co/DeoG6jEA1m

[Prof. Ronika Power @RKP_Industries]

👆 Co-authored by @Bruno_Ariano @VMattiangeli Emily M. Breslin, @ParkinsonEoin, @rowanofravara @jess_e_thompson @RKP_Industries @JayTStock
@bernardettemerc Simon Stoddart, Caroline Malone
Shyam Gopalakrishnan, @_larsporsena & Dan Bradley. Congratulations team, we did it! 👏🥳🎉

[Huw Groucutt @huw_groucutt]

First ancient DNA from the Maltese Islands published, from the remarkable Xagħra Circle site, Għawdex. People from around 2500 BC were inbred and from a small population. https://t.co/e0QEfxLcV9

[Bernardette Mercieca-Spiteri @bernardettemerc]

@noddinggoth Well done! Really enjoyed this! Shared around the Malta archaeology community. Very impressed with the organization on site and in the labs! Very inspiring!

[Bernardette Mercieca-Spiteri @bernardettemerc]

@RKP_Industries @catek72 @profdanhicks @RKP_Industries @catek72 @profdanhicks this is indeed a prehistoric temple from Malta, more specifically Hagar Qim Temple complex I believe. See below photo which is showing the view from the other side of your photo. Photo taken from @heritagemalta https://t.co/sOhbgAcnP5

[Bernardette Mercieca-Spiteri @bernardettemerc]

@noddinggoth Oh wow very interesting 🤔

[Bernardette Mercieca-Spiteri @bernardettemerc]

Some more images on the #phoenician period burial excavation which remains are currently being studied by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, @heritagemalta
& @UMmalta #osteology 💀 #Archaeology 🏺 #funeraryarchaeology #malta https://t.co/r3JrU9DrTu