David Hilary Trump (August 27, 1931 – August 31, 2016) was a British archaeologist known for his work in the area of Maltese prehistory. In 1954, Trump helped

John Davies Evans John Davies Evans (22 January 1925 – 4 July 2011) was an English archaeologist and academic known for his research into the prehistory of the Mediterranean, and especially the prehistoric cultures of Malta. He was a Director of the Institute ...

excavate at

Ġgantija Ġgantija (, "Giantess") is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers er ...

. He took part in the excavation of many important sites in Maltese prehistory, including the

Skorba Temples The Skorba temples are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ, in Malta, which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic culture. The site was only excavated in the early 1960s, ...

and

Xagħra Stone Circle The Xagħra Stone Circle ( mt, Iċ-Ċirku tax-Xagħra), also known as the Xagħra Hypogeum or the Brochtorff Circle, is a Neolithic funerary complex located in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. It consists of a series of caves which were used to bury the dead ...

. From 1958-1963, he was a curator at the

National Museum of Archaeology, Malta The National Museum of Archaeology is a Maltese museum in Valletta, with artefacts from prehistory, Phoenician times and a notable numismatic collection. It is managed by Heritage Malta. History The Auberge de Provence was opened as the Nationa ...

. He retired in 1997. He was awarded the National Order of Merit by Malta in 2004.

Selected bibliography

* ''Skorba: A Neolithic Temple in Malta'', Society of Antiquaries of London * ''Skorba'', Oxford University Press (1966) * ''Malta : an Archaeological Guide'', Faber et Faber, Londres (1972) * ''The Penguin Dictionary of Archaeology'', Penguin Books Ltd (1972) * ''Malta'', Nagel Publishers (1980) * ''Prehistory of the Mediterranean'', Yale University Press (1980) * ''Malta, Prehistory and Temples'', Midsea Books Ltd (2003) * ''Greece and Rome Victorious, 500 B.C.-200 B.C'', Macmillan Publishers * ''The American Heritage Guide to Archaeology'', American Heritage Press * ''A Dictionary of Archaeology'', Penguin Books Ltd, * ''Ancient Rome'', Granada Publishing * ''The Atlas of Early Man'', Macmillan Publishers Ltd

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trump, David Hilary 1931 births 2016 deaths Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge British archaeologists Recipients of the National Order of Merit (Malta)