Malta: An Archaeological Guide (Archaeological guides) (Hardcover)

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The large stone temple structures on Malta are amongst the earliest such constructions in the world, long before the pyramids were built in Egypt. This super book forms a pictorial record of all the temples on Malta, whilst also providing background information on the social and cultural history of the period. Built between c.3500 and 2500 BC, the temples reflect, and were part of, a period of great development on Malta and Gozo, especially in artistic and architectural terms. This is a clear, well illustrated account of the temple-building period, as well as of what went before and what came after. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 172 pages
• Publisher: Faber and Faber; 1st ed edition (March 20, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571098029
• ISBN-13: 978-0571098026
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,492,828 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best guide to Malta's prehistory I've found, August 28, 2008

By	CMH (COLUMBIA, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Malta: Prehistory and Temples (MALTAS LIVING HERITAGE SERIES) (Vinyl Bound)

"The great temples of Malta lay claim to be the world's most impressive prehistoric monuments. They stand out as the single great achievement of the society which created them - a society without cities or written records or any attributes of a civilization other than the monuments themselves. Most of the temples were built before 3,000 B.C. and perhaps several centuries earlier, and this in itself makes outside inspiration unlikely.
This book presents a superb pictorial record of all the temples, hypogea, and other sites. It describes the wonderful statuettes, pottery, and other material that has been excavated from each site, with more than 300 photographs and illustrations, in full color ... explore[s] key themes such as dating, architecture, stratification, ceramics, and the artistic objects found in the temples ... features a detailed visual treatment of 30 key sites with photography, artwork, and maps of Malta and Gozo, showing the exact locations of the prehistoric temples." -- from the back cover.
Great diagrams and photos and still affordable!
CAUTION: "Hardcover" and "Paperback" attached to this entry are not the same book.