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Clay brick from the outer wall of the Heuneburg, near Sigmaringen, Germany, one of the great princely residences north of the Alps, on the upper course of the Danube river. Early Iron Age, Hallstatt Period (8th-4th BCE)
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Clay brick from the outer wall of the Heuneburg, near Sigmaringen, German...

Hagar Qim Temple ("The stones of prayer") in Malta. Built of vertically arranged monoliths, some between 4 and 7 m high and weighing 20 tons; temple rooms have two apses on either side. Figures of fertility- or mothergoddesses were found (4th mill. BCE).
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Hagar Qim Temple ("The stones of prayer") in Malta. Built of vertically arra...

The undulating facade of Hagar Qim Temple, Malta. Temples consist of several rectangular halls with apses on either side, forming oval rooms connected by narrow corridors or stone "windows". The Hagar Qim monoliths are 4 to 7 m high and weigh up to 200 tons.
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The undulating facade of Hagar Qim Temple, Malta. Temples consist of sever...

Entrance gate to the Hagar Qim temple complex, Malta. To the right and left of the gate run low benches on which offerings were placed. Some of the monoliths at Hagar Qim are 4-7 m high and weigh up to 20 tons (4th mill. BCE).
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Entrance gate to the Hagar Qim temple complex, Malta. To the right and left of...

Small altars and benches in a recess in the Hagar Qim temple complex in Malta. Hagar Qim is built of vertically arranged monoliths, some between 4 and 7 m high and weighing up to 20 tons (4th mill. BCE).
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Small altars and benches in a recess in the Hagar Qim temple complex in Malta....

One of the "apses", oval ends of temple rooms, at Hagar Qim, Malta. Narrow corridors and doors with heavy monolith lintels connect the temple rooms (4th mill. BCE).
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One of the "apses", oval ends of temple rooms, at Hagar Qim, Malta. Nar...

Huge monoliths loom above the oval ending of one of the temple rooms at the Hagar Qim temple complex, Malta. The temple consists of several oval rooms; Upright monoliths are between 4 and 7 m high and weigh up to 20 tons (4th mill. BCE).
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Huge monoliths loom above the oval ending of one of the temple rooms at t...

Temple room at Hagar Qim, Malta, seen through one of the "window stones", carved out of monoliths. Hagar Qim is considered the world's oldest megalith architecture; some of the vertically arranged stones weigh up to 20 tons (4th mill. BCE).
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Temple room at Hagar Qim, Malta, seen through one of the "window stones", car...

Small altar and "window-stone" in Hagar Qim Temple, Malta. Such openings connect the various oval rooms in the Neolithic temples on Malta (4th mill. BCE)
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Small altar and "window-stone" in Hagar Qim Temple, Malta. Such openings con...

"Window-stone", an opening which connects the temple rooms at Hagar Qim, Malta. Some monoliths used for building the temples in Malta are between 4 and 7 m high and weigh up to 20 tons (4th mill. BCE).
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"Window-stone", an opening which connects the temple rooms at Hagar Qim, Malt...

Mnajdra Temple in Malta lies far from all settlements, 100 m above the Mediterranean. The temple complex consists of kidney-shaped rooms connected by "windows-stones" and narrow corridors (4th mill. BCE).
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Mnajdra Temple in Malta lies far from all settlements, 100 m above...

Entrance gate to the Mnajdra Temple complex, Malta. The entrance was originally covered by a heavy monolith lintel. Benches right and left of the door were used for offerings (4th mill. BCE).
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Entrance gate to the Mnajdra Temple complex, Malta. The entrance was origina...