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The Maltese Islands host some of the most magnificent buildings ever built, indeed, the oldest free-standing buildings in the world that pre-date the more famous pyramids of Egypt. The megalithic temples are witness to the first Maltese culture, revolving aroung the spiritual belief in the Goddess of Fertility.

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• Acoustics in temple complexes on Malta's islands - By Dr. Pavel Smutny.
• Brockdorff Circle in Xaghra, Gozo - An excavation project by the University of Bristol, UK.
• Daily Life Around the Temples - Tarxien Neolithic Temples awareness programme by Z.A.K. Tarxien.
• Earth Foundation Society - Promotion and awareness of the heritage of the Megalithic Temples of Malta.
• Ghar Mirdum - A Bronze Age Cave in Malta - About the discovery of a cave full of Bronze Age material at Dingli Cliffs, in 1964.
• Grupp Arkeologiku Malti - The Archaeology Group of Malta is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation with an aim to contribute, educate and foster knowledge on the archaeological heritage of the Maltese Islands.
• Grupp Arkeologiku Malti - Archaeology Group of Malta.
• Hagar Qim Temples 3-Dimentional Walkthrough Virtual Tour - A 3-D virtual tour of the Hagar Qim Temple ruins done with VRML by Chris Lupi and Ian Balzan.
• Hagar Qim VRML World - A 3-dimensional walkthrough of Hagar Qim; created by Aaron Gusman and Elton Azzopardi.
• Malta's Rocks of Ages - Abstract of an article by Robert Wernick, originally published in the September 1996 issue of Smithsonian Magazine.
• MaltaDiscovery.com - Megalitic Temple discovery underwater by Dr. Hubert Zeitlmair.
• Maltese Pre-History
• Megalithic Temples of Malta - Packed with images and detailed information about the prehistoric sites on the islands of Malta and Gozo.
• Metageum '07 - International inter-disciplinary conference on the megalithic temples.
• Mothers and Daughters Travel together to ancient sites in Malta - An article by Danica Anderson from Awakened Woman: The Journal of Women's Spirituality.
• Mysterious Malta - Stone Age culture in Malta. [in English and German]
• Paleolitic Man and his environment in Malta
• Rites of Passage - a blog - A Maltese graduate archaeology student at the University of Cambridge shares her thoughts and progress.
• Sun worship at the Maltese Megalithic Temples
• The Goddess of Fertility in pre-historic times
• The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
• The Megalithic Temples of Malta - Includes photos, QT movies and animations.
• The Megalithic Temples of the Maltese Islands - The information on this site was researched and created by 84, grade 8, eleven year old students of San Andrea Senior School.
• The pre-historic cart ruts
• The Temple-Builders of Malta - About the mysterious people who were one of the world's first advanced civilizations.
• World Monuments Fund - Recognizes Mnajdra temples on their list of 100 most endangered sites

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