Malta's Ancient Civilizations and Their Mysteries

The tiny island of Malta has a rich history which spans over 7000 years. To this day, many of its discoveries continue to baffle both scientists and archeologists alike.

Halfway between Sicily and Tunisia, Malta is home to the world’s oldest free standing structures, the magnificent and world famous Neolithic Temples.

Researchers wonder in awe at how highly developed the people who built these temples must have been! These impressive temples also highlight Malta’s former significance and prosperity.

But who exactly were these people and where did they come from? And most of all, how did they manage to carry those huge megaliths and turn them into temples?

Many of these questions are still largely unanswered. Local legend has it that the temples of Ggantija in Gozo must have been built by giants!

These mysterious temples were erected at around 3600 B.C. and when you consider the fact that the people who built them did not have the luxury of today’s construction tools and machinery, it really remains a huge mystery how they managed to carry those large megaliths, some of them weighing some 50 tonnes or more!

And what about the subterranean temple of Hal Saflieni? The mysterious Hypogeum is essentially a cobweb of elaborately constructed stone rooms. The bones of some 7000 people were found here which make researchers believe that this temple was used as some sort of burial place.

But how did they manage to build such an impressive temple with so little tools and machinery?

Another huge mystery are Malta’s famous cart ruts. These ruts can be seen all across the islands and even underwater!

Who and what made these strange markings into the stone and what was being transported?

Prehistoric and other discoveries continue to be unearthed on the Maltese islands to this day. It is hoped that these discoveries will help present and future archeologists unravel the cobweb of mysteries that surround Malta’s impressive Megalithic temples and other ancient sites.

Source by Marica Zammit

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