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Tarxien Temples: past, present and future
http://217.145.4.56/ind/news.asp?newsitemid=29402 ^ | Katya Stroud

Posted on 03/08/2006 11:19:23 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Although the Tarxien Temples may not be the most photogenic archaeological site of the Maltese Islands, they nonetheless offer a stimulating experience for visitors. The temples in fact hold the largest number of exceptional examples of prehistoric art and attest to an extraordinary society that produced astounding advances in art, technology and architecture, some 5,000 years ago... Excavations started by exposing the South Temple of the Tarxien complex, excavating the cremation cemetery inserted into the ruins in the Early Bronze Age, then continuing successively with the Central, East and Early Temples. Further limited excavations were also conducted in various parts of the temple complex between 1921 and 1958.

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1 posted on 03/08/2006 11:19:25 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 03/08/2006 11:20:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Yes indeed, Civ updated his profile and links pages again, on Monday, March 6, 2006.)
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Whoops, I neglected to put the source of the story, which is the Malta Independent.

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3 posted on 03/08/2006 11:21:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Yes indeed, Civ updated his profile and links pages again, on Monday, March 6, 2006.)
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