A curator’s tour of the exhibition ‘Core and Periphery: Mdina and Safi in the 9th and 10th centuries’ is being held at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta on Saturday. The exhibition is the first in a series which will be dedicated to Medieval Malta.

An amphora found in Safi.An amphora found in Safi.

In collaboration with the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage and the University of Malta, this exhibition presents some of the results obtained from two rescue archaeological excavations carried out in Mdina in 2008, and in Safi in 2015.

Both excavations yielded precious archaeological information about Malta’s Dark Ages – a period of dramatic historical change that saw the end of Byzantine domination and the arrival of the Arabs in our islands.

The findings which represent the medieval life of the urban community in Mdina can be contrasted with those of the outlying agricultural settlement of Safi.

Visitors may view some of the artefacts which date to the 9th and 10th centuries that are being displayed for the first time at this exhibition.

A publication by Heritage Malta unveils further details about these discoveries and includes illustrations and photos of the findings in Mdina and Safi. The publication is available for sale from all Heritage Malta sites and museums.

The tour starts at 10am. The curator’s tour is free and booking is not required.

One of the exhibits.One of the exhibits.

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