The Maltese funerary context during the Punic and Roman times is documented from discoveries and archaeological reports primarily from the twentieth century. Notwithstanding, documentation standards in the first half of the last century were such as to provide limited archaeological data to properly understand the context, phasing and ritual. The combination of robust policy-driven archaeological monitoring procedures together with a scientific excavation of reported discoveries is essential to provide fresh archaeological data which must necessarily be published within adequate time frames. This will by no small means contribute to the formulation of a proper national research agenda by identifying lacunae as well as giving rise to new research questions. This study draws attention to the survival of archaeology seen as limited stratigraphic contexts that have persevered through the centuries and the continuous exploitation of the site. It is a case study of the application of a stratigraphic scientific approach to a recent archaeological discovery during archaeological monitoring, providing ample data with regard to funerary reuse and associated practices and rituals together with an in-depth osteological observation of skeletal remains therein discovered.

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考古学的毅力：在拉巴特的特里克·费耶尔（TriqFejġel）进行的营救调查中获得的新数据及其对布匿和罗马马耳他丧葬背景的贡献

在布匿时期和罗马时期，马耳他的丧葬情境主要是从二十世纪的发现和考古报告中记录下来的。尽管如此，上个世纪上半叶的文献标准还是提供了有限的考古数据，以正确地理解背景，阶段和仪式。强大的政策驱动的考古监测程序与对发现发现的科学发掘相结合，对于提供新的考古数据至关重要，必须在适当的时间范围内发布这些数据。这将通过识别缺陷并引起新的研究问题而为制定适当的国家研究议程做出巨大贡献。这项研究引起人们对考古学生存的关注，因为考古学被认为是有限的地层背景，在过去的几个世纪中一直存在，并对该遗址进行了持续开发。这是在考古监测期间对最近的考古发现应用地层科学方法的案例研究，提供了有关fun葬重用，相关实践和仪式的大量数据，以及对其中发现的骨骼遗骸的深入骨科观察。