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In our islands’ prehistory, finds were apparently not restricted to our main islands of Malta and Gozo, and marginally to Comino, but also to our islet of Filfla (Pepper Island?) Filfla island is claimed to have had Copper Age and Bronze Age sherds, a few oFilfla – Prehistoric islet
In our islands’ prehistory, finds were apparently not restricted to our main islands of Malta and Gozo, and marginally to Comino, but also to our islet of Filfla (Pepper Island?) Filfla island is claimed to have had Copper Age and Bronze Age sherds, a few of which are dubiously said to be preserved in the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta. Grid reference 467605 (Evans 1971). Bronze Age, or later cart ruts were reported by Fr Emmanuel Magri as existing on Filfla until the end of the 19th century. (Teuma 2003). “Temple period remains have also been found on the islet, probably belonging to a sailor’s shrine. These include pottery, jars and bones of animals. Whether it was inhabited or just visited is however still an open discussion…” (Farrugia Randon 2006:43). Sir Themistocles Zammit reported finds of Temple Period pottery on Filfla in the20th century. Next to, and west of Filfla, across a narrow channel, lie the large rock of Ix-Xutu l-Kbir, also known as Il-Blata ta’ Santa Marija; and the reef of Ix-Xutu ż-Żgħir which barely reaches above sea level, all surrounded by deep sea. The submerged reef of Stork Rock lies 700 metres to the south of Filfla islet. It is a... Read more