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TARXIEN TEMPLES
The Megalithic Temples of Malta are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. They had been claimed as the oldest free-standing structures on Earth until the discovery of Göbekli Tepe. Archaeologists believe that these megalithic complexes are the result of local innovations in a process of cultural evolution. This led to the building of several temples of the Ġgantija phase (3600–3000 BC), culminating in the large Tarxien temple complex, which remained in use until 2500 BC. After this date, the temple-building culture disappeared.
The Tarxien temple complex is found some 400 metres to the east of the Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni. The three temples found here were seriously excavated in the early twentieth century by Temi Żammit. Unlike the other sites, this temple is bounded on all sides by modern urban development; however, this does not detract from its value. One enters into the first great forecourt of the southern temple, marked by its rounded façade and a cistern, which is attributed to the temple. The earliest temple to the north-east was built between 3600 and 3200 BC; it consisted of two parallel sets of semi-circular apses, with a passage in the middle.
The south and east temples were built in the Tarxien phase, between 3150 and 2500 BC. The second one has three parallel semi-circular apses, connected by a large passage; the third one has two parallel sets of apses with a passage in a direction parallel to that of the first temple. The first temple is solidly built with large stones, of which some are roughly dressed. The walls are laid with great accuracy, and are very imposing in their simplicity. The second temple is more elaborately constructed, the walls being finished with greater care, some of the standing slabs being decorated with flat raised spirals. In one of the chambers, two bulls and a sow are cut in low relief across one of the walls. The third temple has a carelessly-built frame, but most of its standing stones are richly decorated with carved patterns.
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It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta u Għawdex, magħrufa wkoll bħala t-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta, huma għadd ta' tempji preistoriċi, u sitta minnhom ġew iddeżinjati bħala Sit ta' Wirt Dinji wieħed tal-UNESCO. Dawn it-tempji megalitiċi nbnew fi tliet perjodi distinti bejn wieħed u ieħor bejn is-sena 3600 Q.K. u s-sena 2500 Q.K. f'Malta u f'Għawdex. Kien jingħad li huma l-iktar istrutturi antiki wieqfa mingħajr tkaħħil fid-dinja, għall-inqas sal-iskoperta ta' Göbekli Tepe, fit-Turkija. L-arkeologi jemmnu li dawn il-kumplessi megalitiċi huma frott l-innovazzjonijiet lokali fi proċess ta' evoluzzjoni kulturali. Dan il-proċess wassal biex jinbnew diversi tempji fil-fażi ta' Ġgantija (3600-3000 Q.K.), sakemm intlaħaq l-iktar livell kkumplikat bil-kumpless kbir tat-Tempji ta' Ħal Tarxien, li baqa' jintuża sas-sena 2500 Q.K.. Wara din id-data, il-kultura tal-bini tat-tempji fil-Gżejjer Maltin għebet għalkollox.
Il-kumpless tat-tempji ta' Ħal Tarxien jinsab daqs 400 metru fil-Lvant mill-Ipoġew ta' Ħal Saflieni. Fil-bidu tas-seklu 20, l-arkeologu Sir Temi Zammit ħa ħsieb l-iskavi ta' dan is-sit. Qabel ma nbena l-bini tal-madwar is-sit arkeoloġiku kien moħbija taħt il-ħamrija tal-għelieqi li kienu jinħadmu. Is-sit arkeoloġiku hu magħmul minn erba tempji megalitiċi, kull wieħed ta' perijodu differenti. L-iktar tempju antik jinsab fil-Grigal u nbenda bejn it-3600 u s-sena u t-3200 Q.K. Dan fadal biss traċċi tiegħu u jintgġarfu mill-forma elliptika tipika tat-tempji.
It-tempji tan-Nofsinhar u tal-Lvant inbnew fil-fażi ta' 'Ħal Tarxien', bejn is-sena 3150 u s-sena 2500 Q.K. It-tieni tempju fih tliet apsidi semiċirkolari paralleli, b'passaġġ kbir, filwaqt li t-tielet tempju fih żewġ settijiet paralleli ta' apsidi, b'passaġġ f'direzzjoni parallela ma' dik tal-ewwel tempju. L-ewwel tempju li wieħed jilħaq hekk kif jibda l-viżita tiegħu hu l-aktar sofistikat għax għandu ħafna ħaġar iddisinjat l-aktar bil-forom tal-ispiral. Il-ħaġriet tal-ħitan tqiegħdu ħdejn xulxin bi preċiżjoni kbira u huma impressjonanti ħafna fis-sempliċità tagħhom. F'rokna li tinsab fit-tempju tan-nofs hemm minquxa fuq il-ħajt żewġ barrin u ħanżira. Hemm ukoll kompartiment tal-ġebel ieħor b'ħofra żgħira magħmul bħallikieku l-annimali ż-żgħar kienu sepparati mill-annimali l-kbar. Fl-art hemm ħofra li kienet tingħalaq b'għatu. Din setgħet serviet biex fiha jitqiegħed xi alf għall-annimali li kienu f'dawn il-kompartimenti tat-tempju.
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