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dc.contributor.authorVentura, Frank-
dc.contributor.authorHoskin, Michael-
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-25T07:34:51Z-
dc.date.available2021-11-25T07:34:51Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.citationVentura, F., & Hoskin, M. (2018). Temples of Malta. In D. A. Chetcuti, M. A. Buhagiar, & M. M. Musumeci (eds.), Frank Ventura : reaching for the stars with a passion for science and education (pp. 233-243). Malta: University of Malta. Faculty of Education.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/84615-
dc.descriptionOriginal citation: Ventura, F., & Hoskin, M. (2015). Temples of Malta. In C.L.N. Ruggles (Ed.), Handbook of archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy (pp. 1421- 1430). New York: Springer.en_GB
dc.description.abstractThe unique Neolithic temples of Malta have a distinctive orientation toward the range SE-SSW (except for the Mnajdra South Temple which faces E). However, the motive for this preferred direction is not clear. If the motive was astronomical, then the builders could have targeted the bright stars of the Southern Cross and Centaurus. If the opposite direction is taken, then the target could have been the temple builders' ancestral home in Sicily and the surrounding islands. The orientation of the Mnajdra South Temple is remarkable and suggests an alignment with either sunrise midway between the solstices or the heliacal rising of the Pleiades around 3000 BC. The evidence for these alternatives is discussed.en_GB
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dc.publisherUniversity of Malta. Faculty of Educationen_GB
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dc.subjectTemples -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectMegalithic temples -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectNeolithic period -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectMnajdra Temples (Qrendi, Malta)en_GB
dc.titleTemples of Maltaen_GB
dc.title.alternativeFrank Ventura : reaching for the stars with a passion for science and educationen_GB
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