Malta's Megalithic Structures Among the Oldest and Most Mysterious

[Judi Lynn]

By
Christopher Gomez
February 17, 2025



Ggantija Temple on Gozo.

Malta is home to some of the oldest and arguably most mysterious megalithic structures known to man, older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge.

Malta’s ancient temples date back to 3600 to 2500 BC. Some theorists, such as Graham Hancock, the host of the Netflix series “Ancient Apocalypse,” suggest that they might be around 11,000 years old and that their construction could have aligned with the placement of the star Sirius. At a minimum, the temples of Ħaġar Qim, Mnajdra, Tarxien, and Ġgantija are some of the oldest structures on Earth, and they remain an ever-growing mystery to archaeologists and history enthusiasts alike.

Malta’s megalithic structures are an enigma

The ancient temples found in the Maltese archipelago indicate the existence of an advanced Neolithic society. Not much is known about these prehistoric people, as they did not leave behind any written records, only their buildings and a few artifacts. As a result, debates have run wild, challenging preconceived timelines and beliefs about cultures that existed long ago.

“Think about it: Could those farmers, who archaeologists tell us never built anything bigger than a shack, really have achieved all this?” Hancock said in episode three of Ancient Apocalypse.

Whether it was an unheard-of civilization from 11,000 years ago or the Neolithic people believed to have resided there, it is undeniable that if these mysterious structures could speak, they would have some incredible stories to tell.

Ġgantija Temples



Malta Ggantija megalithic structure temple
Ggantija, Malta. Credit: flickr / tpholland CC BY 2.0

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[Leghorn21]

1. Thank you, Judi Lynn!! "...predate Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids

BY CLOSE TO A THOUSAND YEARS”??!?!??

Simply jaw dropping The video is well worth watching, too

Thanks so much for this, Judi Lynn!!

[Mike 03]

2. So fascinating. When you look at photos of the Gganttija temples

from the air, you see circles within the temples, pretty equally spaced. It makes me wonder if they had mathematics and language in order to communicate construction instructions. Or something like crude, early blueprints. I don't know the various ages of mathematics, etc... but it makes you wonder.

Thankfully there are people who are interested in this and care enough to devote their lives to uncovering these mysteries. Trump and his people want a world where this old stuff isn't important, doesn't matter and isn't worth thinking about, spending money on or teaching to young people.

[SLClarke]

3. Maybe we were mistaken

Have you looked at the Venus of Willendorf, a sculpture of a woman from the same period, 11,000 years ago or thereabouts? When you do, take note of the extraordinary skill of the artist carving here. Whoever did it knew anatomy, woman's anatomy very well, plus was able to uncover the women in the stone, even to details of the hair. So, in many ways, when I see the pictures of the megalith in Malta, I wonder why anyone would think that, back then, lives were "nasty, brutish and short" (Hobbes), and that nothing sophisticated could have been made then.

[DFW]

4. There are many unsung "older" artifacts that we just don't know how to research

I was once invited to a private tour of the national archaeological museum in Quito, Ecuador. I said they must have some great Inca artifacts (this was on my first visit, when I was younger and ignorant). They politely laughed, and said, yes, we have lots that new stuff. They also had artifacts from civilizations 5000 years old, so millennia before the Incas, but they knew so little about them that they never got famous outside of local researchers.