Contributions to the Study of the Prehistoric Period in Malta

Abstract

The remarkable civilizations, the remains of which have been of late years brought to light by excavation in Crete and the Aegaean, were, as we now know, by no means without their influence upon the surrounding countries and even upon comparatively distant lands. Middle Minoan pottery has been found in Egypt, and Late Minoan both there and in numerous other parts of the Mediterranean. Less obvious signs of Aegaean commerce and influence are frequent in many places, and it is beyond all doubt that the high culture of Crete and the Aegaean affected much of the Mediterranean shore and islands.