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Not bad, only seven died each year. ;')

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The same year this article came out, another megalithic site on Malta was vandalized.

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Megalithic Temples of Malta
UNESCO

Brief description: Seven megalithic temples are found on the islands of Malta and Gozo, each the result of an individual development. The two temples of Ggantija on the island of Gozo are notable for their gigantic Bronze Age structures. On the island of Malta, the temples of Hagar Qin, Mnajdra and Tarxien are unique architectural masterpieces, given the limited resources available to their builders. The Ta'Hagrat and Skorba complexes show how the tradition of temple-building was handed down in Malta.

I figure some of these pizza boxes in my house are pushing historical status...

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Beneath Malta
by Nancy Breslau Lewis
Archaeology Odyssey

Constructed 5,000 years ago, a vast subterranean temple lies under the island of Malta's busy urban streets... Malta's earliest, and perhaps most awe-inspiring, temples -- some predating Stonehenge and the Giza pyramids by 1,000 years... The most unusual of the two-dozen megalithic temples dotting the islands is a large underground catacomb known as the Hypogeum, located in Paola, a suburb of the Maltese capital of Valletta.

Just a BTTT.

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February 2005 bump

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Just recycling an older topic, rather than start a new one.

Ta' Hagrat and Skorba Temples
by Maria Elena Zammit
Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Ta' Hagrat consists of two adjacent temples, the older one of which dates to the Ggantija phase (3,600-3,200 BC)... Skorba Temples, located about a kilometre away from Ta' Hagrat, were excavated by David Trump in the 1960s. This excavation resulted in the discovery of two temples, dating to the Ggantija (3,600-3,200 BC) and the Tarxien (3,150-2,500 BC) phases. Skorba was occupied long before the temples were built. The earliest remains consist of a stretch of wall dating back to the Ghar Dalam phase (5,000-4,300 BC). Remains of wheat, lentil and barley seeds together with pottery, animal bone and stone tools were found next to this wall.

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Great pics here--go to photos of the site:

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Archaeological Society urges protection of sensitive areas
Fiona Galea Debono
Times of Malta

"The Gozo submissions in particular can only be described as a request to ravage its fragile landscape," said its president Patricia Camilleri. "No one with the good of Gozo at heart could possibly imagine that such submissions could be accepted, whether they interfere with archaeology or not." ...it was not simply a question of sticking to the criteria laid down by the Cabinet. "Retaining the integrity of Malta's archaeology is not only a matter of making sure that cart ruts are not built over, temple sites left untouched and buffer zones respected. Much of Malta's archaeology still lies under the ground and often stretches way beyond the visible, or recorded signs. "The precautionary principle should be followed at all times to safeguard the unknown part of Malta's cultural heritage resources as required by the Cultural Heritage Act," the society said.

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I've been to see this.

Astonishing how this was created.

Malta is a anthro/history buff's dream vacation.

10,000+ years of artifacts from every civilization bordering on the Mediterranean.

Cheap, too, and many speak English.

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