Chess Tour 2008: Tarxien

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Ruin of a statue. The top half is missing. These heavy females appear in most Maltese temples of the era and are thought to represent a fertility goddess.
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Carved bowl, use unknown
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This spiral design appears on temples throughout Europe although these were apparently designed without outside influence.
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Tarxien temple ruins dating to 2200 BC
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Sacrificial altar. Circa 1800 BC these temples, long abandoned, were re-used as crematories and mausoleums.
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Sacrificial altar