Punic building, Żurrieq
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The remains of an unidentified Punic building exist incorporated into several properties in Żurrieq, Malta. They include a well-preserved structure commonly known as the Punic Tower or the Żurrieq Tow
The Punic building with tower as painted by Jean-Pierre Houël around 1770s
Houses in Carmel Street incorporating remains of the Punic building (note the larger size masonry)
The other side of the building as drawn in the 1770s
The Domus Curialis
Antonio Annetto Caruana
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Antonio Annetto Caruana, also known as A. A. Caruana, was a Maltese archaeologist and author.
Punic building, Żurrieq
…prior to their incorporation into later buildings. In his 1882 Report on the Phœnician and Roman Antiquities in the group of the islands of Malta, Antonio Annetto Caruana referred to the building as "an old Greek house." By that time, the remains had been incorporated into the house of the parish priest of Żurrieq, and…
A.A. Caruana holding his Report on the Phoenician and Roman Antiquities in the group of islands of Malta (1888)