MALTA: Tarxien Prehistoric Temples - Older than the Pyramids of Egypt

MALTA:  Tarxien Prehistoric Temples - Older than the Pyramids of Egypt

The Tarxien Temples are an archaeological complex in Tarxien, Malta which date back to around 3000 BC. The Tarxien Temples consist of three separate, but attached structures. These Temples were accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.




in 1914, Sir Themistocles Zammit, Director of the National Museum Malta was contacted by the proprietor of the land where his workers/farmers discovered large stone blocks during ploughing the field.



Sir Themistocles Zammit excavated the site and discovered the center of the temples. By 1920, he had identified and carried out restoration work on five separate but interconnected temples.



Photos by Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech

Produced by Alfred & Jasmine Grech

Mosta, Malta



© jasalf5959



The Tarxien Temples are an archaeological complex in Tarxien, Malta which date back to around 3000 BC. The Tarxien Temples consist of three separate, but attached structures. These Temples were accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.



in 1914, Sir Themistocles Zammit, Director of the National Museum Malta was contacted by the proprietor of the land where his workers/farmers discovered large stone blocks during ploughing the field.



Sir Themistocles Zammit excavated the site and discovered the center of the temples. By 1920, he had identified and carried out restoration work on five separate but interconnected temples.



Photos by Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech

Produced by Alfred & Jasmine Grech

Mosta, Malta



© jasalf5959

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The Tarxien Temples are an archaeological complex in Tarxien, Malta which date back to around 3000 BC. The Tarxien Temples consist of three separate, but attached structures. These Temples were accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in

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