Malta
2014; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-1-349-67278-3_271
ISSN2524-812X
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Architectural Studies
ResumoNeolithic settlements date from 5200 BC and the megalithic temples at Ġgantija on the island of Gozo, constructed around 3500 BC, are considered the second oldest man-made religious structures in the world. Subsequent Bronze Age settlements (the Tarxien Cemetery culture) show similarities with ones discovered on Sicily. Phoenicians, possibly from Tyre in modern-day Lebanon, began colonizing Malta during the 7th century BC.
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