Templos de Tarxien

The Tarxien Temples are a complex of four megalithic structures in Malta, built between 3600 and 2500 BC during the late Neolithic and reused in the Early Bronze Age as a cremation cemetery after 2000 BC. Discovered in 1913 by farmer Lorenzo Despott, excavations were led by Sir Themistocles Zammit from 1915 to 1919. The highly decorated South Temple features bas-relief sculptures of spirals and domesticated animals, and the lower portion of a colossal statue of a skirted figure. The Central Temple is unique in Malta for its six-apse plan. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992, the temples have been protected by shelters since 2015.