Archaeologists have long contested the true origins of the numerous trails carved into the bedrocks of the Maltese ...

A survey of 2,628 tracks finds most Maltese cart ruts date to the Classical era, with no solid proof of a prehistoric origin.

Malta's parallel grooves are usually called cart ruts, but their varying depths and routes can appear impractical for wheeled transport. The island has no permanent rivers or lakes, leading to a ...

Walking past cart ruts all over the island feels like going back in time for 66-year-old Swiss photographer Monika Trinkler, who travels to Malta several times a year to document her adventures. Ms ...

The enigma surrounding the origin of the cart ruts, scattered across the island, may be close to a solution as Heritage Malta yesterday launched a project aimed at documenting and understanding the ...

The project is part of the EU Culture 2000 Project Application and Heritage Malta is the Project Leader. Three principle partners are involved in this programme: The National Museum of Archaeology, ...

Revised plans for the development of a beach ‘lido’ concession over a rocky part of the Ghadira beach in Mellieha are “less intensive” than the original plans presented a year ago, but would still ...

The objection is motivated by the presence of a tract of prehistoric cart ruts on the site. The long-dormant application first presented seven years ago was reissued for public consultation on 9 March ...