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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...

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...

An apse in Tarxien temple,Malta.Built between 3800 and 2200 BCE,it consists of four temples from different periods.
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An apse in Tarxien temple,Malta.Built between 3800 and 2200 BCE,it con...

Ggantija temple on ths isle of Gozo,Malta.
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Ggantija temple on ths isle of Gozo,Malta.

Seated female idol from Malta. Stone
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Seated female idol from Malta. Stone

Standing female idol. Stone, from Tarxien, Malta
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Standing female idol. Stone, from Tarxien, Mal...

The "sleeping woman of Malta". Reclining female idol on a bed with four legs. Terracotta, from the Hypogeum near Tarxien, Malta. Length 16 cm
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The "sleeping woman of Malta". Reclining female idol...

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...