Verified35.8267° N · 14.4368° E · 95 m
Mnajdra
Chalcolithic·Maltese Temple culture·🇲🇹 Southern Region, Malta
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About Mnajdra
Clifftop complex of three conjoined temples 500 m below Ħaġar Qim; best preserved in Malta with corbelled walls, precise equinox/solstice solar alignments through doorways.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Equinoctial sunrise down central axis
Theories
- 01Solar calendar for agriculture
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3600–2500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic
- Culture
- Maltese Temple culture
- Purpose
- Solar calendar temple
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3600–2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1442 CE
Rediscovery
Location
Where it is
35.8267° N · 14.4368° E · 95 m
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