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"...NO WORK has been done on the metrology of the monuments, how the forms were generated nor has a key question for science studies been addressed, that is the question of how the knowledge of the builders was moved and assembled"

David Turnbull's perceptive comment on modern-day understanding of the Maltese Temples underlines the need for more research on the way these extraordinary buildings were conceived and planned. The work presented here begins to address some of these questions.

 

 

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Winter solstice sunrise

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Sunlight in the main passage

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The Trilithon Doorway

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The Main doorway

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The d-Unit 

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The e-unit

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Different style

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The h-unit

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The stepped doorway

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The x-unit

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Temples main passage

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The Central Apse or Niche

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The Lateral Apses

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The Temple’s Interior Plan

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Conclusions

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Notes and References

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