Until now, the first known inhabitants of Malta were believed to be Neolithic farmers who arrived around 7,500 years ago. They went on to build the megalithic temples for which the islands are famous.

Latnija cave discoveries show Mesolithic humans crossed 100 km of sea to reach Malta 1,000 years earlier than previously ...

Malta’s history has been pushed back by a millennium following ... The find is being hailed as the most revolutionary in Maltese prehistory since Sir Temi Zammit’s discovery of the Neolithic temples ...

Hunter-gatherers were crossing at least 100 km of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of Malta 8,500 years ago ... which reveals a surprising and previously unknown chapter of the prehistory ...