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Anthropology Field course - Malta

The primary theme of the Malta field course is A Mediterranean island in the Anthropocene - experiencing and representing the environment, climate change, and Maltese traditions in the face of a climate crisis. 

Secondary themes are History and heritage – island life from the Pleistocene to the Anthropocene, Science and religion – representing the (pre)human story and coming catastrophe in a Catholic nation and Agriculture and sustainability – organic agriculture, “slow food,” and heritage protection.

five people looking at the camera with the ancient site of Ghar Dalam in the background

Malta's oldest prehistoric site of Għar Dalam 

a female looking through a telescope

Bird watching at Salina Nature Reserve