Neolithic Symbolism in Malta

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Malta's megaliths were mostly built during the Neolithic period, which is an era belonging to prehistory. This means there's no textual or epigraphic evidence to tell us why these cultures invested so much time and energy in stone monuments or what they believed in.
However, prehistoric people did leave behind art as far back as the palaeolithic. In this video I discuss the art the temple people of Malta left behind, its possible symbolic significance and how that fits together with whatever else we known about this culture.
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✨ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Introduction
00:16 Ancient Symbolism
02:06 The Animal World
06:47 Spiral & Dotted Patterns
08:24 Fertility Symbols
09:48 Pendants & Portals
11:18 Highly Decorated Altar
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✨ REFERENCES
Bonanno, A. (2017). The Archaeology of Malta & Gozo. Malta: Heritage Malta Publishing.
Caruna, J. (2019). The Heritage Malta Official Guide to Tarxien Temples. Santa Venera: Midsea Books.
Ridley, M. (1971). The megalithic art of the Maltese Islands. Hampshire: Dolphin P.
Trump, D.H. (2002). Malta Prehistory and Temples. Santa Venera: Midsea Books.
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Triskelion at Newgrange, credit: O’Dea
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The ‘Sleeping Lady’ found at the Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni, credit: Hamelin de Guettele
'Venus of Malta,’ credit: Hamelin de Guettelet
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Lascaux caves, France
Cave of Niaux, France
Sicilian triskelion
Honeycomb and spiral patterns at the Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni
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Пікірлер: 7

@farranger275 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video. Thanks for posting it.

@MegalithHunter 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul!

@CafeWiedza 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this interesting content.

@ZiggyDan 2 жыл бұрын

Very strange that fish wasn't in their diet. Mind you, I'm not a fan of Lampuki. Could the motif on the altar stone be the Tree of Life?

@MegalithHunter 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm interesting idea that one

@nathan_abela 2 ай бұрын

Most art, if not all of it, are original Maltese 'Thoughts Moments,' or what I call 'Mental Plicka Torpas.' - In other words, Maltese Temple Builders had a golden idea, wanted to remember that idea for good, and knew they'd have to etch what they thought of onto something to be given the right/relevant cue to the thought. - Language, art, and writing was born in Malta... 'History,' mostly politicized and incorrectly put forward by the British, will need a real update... :)

@bloodbathmcgrath2717 2 жыл бұрын

I believe the Mediterranean was radiated from asteroid impacts near Greece in the distant past. This would explain all the islands in Greece being the reminents of the greater land that once existed in the Mediterranean. The fish would have been poisonous to eat