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"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...

"Window-stone" in the Mnajdra Temple, Malta. Such openings connect the various, oval-shaped temple rooms, or lead to small recesses with altars (4th mill. BCE).
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"Window-stone" in the Mnajdra Temple, Malta. Such openings connect th...

Dot-ornaments on a "window-stone" at Mnajdra Temple, Malta. The Malta temples are considered the world's oldest megalith constructions (4th mill. BCE).
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Dot-ornaments on a "window-stone" at Mnajdra Temple, Malta. The Malta temples...

Entrance gate of the Mnajdra temple complex, Malta, seen from the interior. Mnajdra is situated far from all settlements, 100 m above the Mediterranean (4th mill. BCE).
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Entrance gate of the Mnajdra temple complex, Malta, seen from the interior....

A tall monolith looms above an "apse" at the Mnajdra temple complex, Malta. Some of the vertical monoliths used in the Maltese neolithic temples are between 4 and 7 m high and weigh up to 20 tons (4th mill. BCE).
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A tall monolith looms above an "apse" at the Mnajdra temple complex, Malta. S...

An altar in the Tarxien temple complex, situated in a busy suburb of the town of Tarxien, Malta. Tarxien Temple consists of four individual temples; walls and altars are decorated with spiral ornaments (4th mill. BCE).
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An altar in the Tarxien temple complex, situated in a busy suburb of the...

Altar room at Tarxien temple. The stones lining the platform are decorated with a spiral ornament (4th mill. BCE).
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Altar room at Tarxien temple. The stones lining the platform are decorat...

Altar room at the Tarxien Temple, Malta. The temple complex, situated in a busy suburb of the town of Tarxien, is famous for its finely polished stone and spiral ornaments (4th mill. BCE).
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Altar room at the Tarxien Temple, Malta. The temple complex, situated...

One of the "apses" or oval ends of a cult room in Tarxien Temple, Malta. The temple complex is situated in a busy suburb of the town of Tarxien and is famous for its finely polished monoliths and spiral ornaments (4th mill. BCE).
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One of the "apses" or oval ends of a cult room in Tarxien Temple, Malta. T...

Ruins of Skorba Temple, near Zebbieh, Malta (4th mill. BCE).
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Ruins of Skorba Temple, near Zebbieh, Malta (4th mill. BCE).