Drainage Workers Uncover 2,300-Year-Old Punic Tomb in Malta

A sealed tomb in Żabbar, Malta, was discovered during trenchwork by the Water Services Corporation, as part of a project to expand the drainage system in the country’s southern region, reports Malta Today.
An archaeologist monitoring the work at the request of Malta’s Superintendence of Cultural Heritage noticed small rectangular cuts in the rock—ancient agricultural troughs used for cultivating crops—and further investigation of these troughs revealed the shaft of a