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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...

"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...