Malta's Ancient Civilizations and Their Mysteries

The tiny island of Malta has a rich history which spansremains a huge mystery how they managed to carry
over 7000 years. To this day, many of its discoveriesthose large megaliths, some of them weighing some
continue to baffle both scientists and archeologists50 tonnes or more!
alike.And what about the subterranean temple of Hal
Halfway between Sicily and Tunisia, Malta is home toSaflieni? The mysterious Hypogeum is essentially a
the world's oldest free standing structures, thecobweb of elaborately constructed stone rooms. The
magnificent and world famous Neolithic Temples.bones of some 7000 people were found here which
Researchers wonder in awe at how highly developedmake researchers believe that this temple was used
the people who built these temples must have been!as some sort of burial place.
These impressive temples also highlight Malta's formerBut how did they manage to build such an impressive
significance and prosperity.temple with so little tools and machinery?
But who exactly were these people and where didAnother huge mystery are Malta's famous cart ruts.
they come from? And most of all, how did theyThese ruts can be seen all across the islands and
manage to carry those huge megaliths and turn themeven underwater!
into temples?Who and what made these strange markings into the
Many of these questions are still largely unanswered.stone and what was being transported?
Local legend has it that the temples of Ggantija inPrehistoric and other discoveries continue to be
Gozo must have been built by giants!unearthed on the Maltese islands to this day. It is hoped
These mysterious temples were erected at aroundthat these discoveries will help present and future
3600 B.C. and when you consider the fact that thearcheologists unravel the cobweb of mysteries that
people who built them did not have the luxury ofsurround Malta's impressive Megalithic temples and
today's construction tools and machinery, it reallyother ancient sites.