However , the Ancient Greeks appear not to have included either island in their colonization of the Mediterranean , perhaps owing to their lack of natural resources .
Dudley Buxton proposed that the original inhabitants of Malta Island and Gozo were Cretan immigrants .
The Ancient Greeks appear not to have included either island in their colonization of the Mediterranean , perhaps owing to their lack of natural resources .
Dudley Buxton proposed that the original inhabitants of Malta Island and Gozo were Cretan immigrants .