'Cart rut' is the name given to two parallel tracks worn or purposefully carved into the bedrock during ancient times, but that are unlikely to have been created by or for wheeled carts! They are a puzzling ancient mystery because no-one knows what they were for or exactly how old they are. Although they are found in many different locations, the Maltese islands have more than anywhere else which is even more perplexing considering the small size of the archipelago.

In this video I explore the most famous set of 'cart ruts' in Malta. Known as Clapham Junction, they are a confusing series of criss-crossing 'cart ruts' carved or worn into limestone that, in places, look like the switches of a modern-day railway track. I also discuss the geology of Malta and the main ideas that have been proposed by experts to explain these strange grooves. Join me as I visit this fascinating site which may date back to the Bronze Age or even further!

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PChatzimpaloglou, P., Schembri, P.J., French, C., Ruffell, A. and Stoddart, S., 2020. The geology, soils and present-day environment of Gozo and Malta. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.

Main, G., Gauci, R., Schembri, J.A. et al. (2022). A multi-hazard historical catalogue for the city-island-state of Malta (Central Mediterranean). Nat Hazards 114, 605–628.

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