Between around 5500 and 4500 years ago, the Maltese Islands were inhabited by an extraordinary society, one both intelligent and resourceful. The Islands witnessed a unique, megalithic, building phenomenon. The lives and beliefs of these early Maltese Islanders are shrouded in mystery, but they left us an indication of their lifestyle and their level of sophistication through an impressive number of elaborate structures, which are still standing today. The temples in Ġgantija, Gozo, are considered the oldest, surviving, freestanding monuments in the world. They pre-date the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt and Stonehenge in southern Britain by around 1000 years. A labyrinth of passageways and chambers dug out of the rock, the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in Paola is an outstanding feat of prehistoric engineering. It is the only underground temple and burial place of its kind in the world. Għar Dalam Skorba
Between around 5500 and 4500 years ago, the Maltese Islands were inhabited by an extraordinary society, one both intelligent and resourceful. The Islands witnessed a unique, megalithic, building phenomenon.
The lives and beliefs of these early Maltese Islanders are shrouded in mystery, but they left us an indication of their lifestyle and their level of sophistication through an impressive number of elaborate structures, which are still standing today.
The temples in Ġgantija, Gozo, are considered the oldest, surviving, freestanding monuments in the world. They pre-date the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt and Stonehenge in southern Britain by around 1000 years.
A labyrinth of passageways and chambers dug out of the rock, the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in Paola is an outstanding feat of prehistoric engineering. It is the only underground temple and burial place of its kind in the world.