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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12032| Title: | Possible tally stones at Mnajdra, Malta |
| Authors: | Ventura, Frank Foderà Serio, Giorgia Hoskin, Michael |
| Keywords: | Megalithic monuments -- Malta Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Malta Megalithic temples -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 1993 |
| Citation: | Ventura, Frank, Foderà Serio, Giorgia & Hoskin, Michael (1993). Possible tally stones at Mnajdra, Malta. Journal of Historical Astronomy, Vol. 24(3), p. 171-183 |
| Abstract: | This article describes the investigation of the orientations of the temple complexes of Malta and Gozo, which date from the period 3600-2500 B.C. It was accepted only those axes that were clearly axes of symmetry, and which were directed towards an entrance with a view of the terrain external to the temple. 15 such axes were identified, and it was found that the orientations of the axes were far from random. Indeed, with one exception, they faced in a southerly direction, between 125.5° and 2040 azimuth. The exception is Temple I at Mnajdra, Malta. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12032 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCASHArc |
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