[introductory section on the richness and diversity of Mediterranean cultural heritage]
-By Jasmine El Nadeem, based on an interview with Dr Aloisia de Trafford
Dr Aloisia de Trafford who is a specialist in Egyptology at University College London reveals that Egyptian civilization reached Malta indirectly through Phoenician merchants and sailors and Carthaginians during the First Millennium BC. We can find in Malta Egyptian influences in the main areas of Phoenician burials which are remaining in the rock cut tombs. In addition there are names of individuals like Abd-Osir and Osir-Shamar which are present in Phoenician inscriptions. In addition many architectural and religious features of Egyptian origins were found in the temples.
Jasmine Elnadeem 