The antiquity of Malta is astounding going back over 5000 years. From the Visit Malta website:
"The Hypogeum, or underground cavity, is a
unique monument.... Excavation has yielded a wealth of archaeological material including
pottery, human bones, personal ornaments such as beads and amulets,
little carved animals and larger figurines.
The Hypogeum consists of halls, chambers
and passages hewn out of the living rock and covering some 500 square
metres [~5400 square feet]. The rock-cut chambers are of diverse shapes and sizes.... The complex is grouped in three
levels – the upper level (3600-3300 BC), the middle level (3300-3000 BC)
and the lower level (3150 -2500 BC). The deepest room in the lower
level is 10.6 metres [~35 feet] under [the] road surface. The upper level consists of a
large hollow with a central passage and burial chambers cut on each
side. The middle level consists of various chambers very smoothly
finished, which give the impression of built masonry."
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