---
title: "Charles River The Megalithic Temples of Malta: The History and Legacy of Europe's Oldest Standing Structures"
brand: "Charles River"
category: "Ukategoriseret"
price_min: 109
currency: DKK
vendor_count: 1
in_stock: true
url: https://pricetracker.dk/p/the-megalithic-temples-of-malta-the-history-and-legacy-of-europes-oldest-standing-structures-1c0bbe
last_checked: 2026-07-17
---

# Charles River The Megalithic Temples of Malta: The History and Legacy of Europe's Oldest Standing Structures

Mærke: Charles River · Kategori: Ukategoriseret

Sammenlign priser på Charles River The Megalithic Temples of Malta: The History and Legacy of Europe's Oldest Standing Structures fra 1 forhandler. Billigste pris nu: 109 kr hos Saxo DK. Se aktuelle priser og køb hos den billigste forhandler på https://pricetracker.dk/p/the-megalithic-temples-of-malta-the-history-and-legacy-of-europes-oldest-standing-structures-1c0bbe

## Priser
- **Billigste pris nu:** 109 kr hos Saxo DK

## Forhandlere
| Forhandler | Pris | Levering |
|---|---|---|
| Saxo DK | 109 kr | — |

## Om produktet
While the Bronze Age is recognized as one of history's most important phases, it's been hard for historians to precisely date. The idea of the Bronze Age comes from a three-age system developed in the 19th century through which archaeologists and historians believe cultures evolve. These three ages are the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, and the concept of the system stems from the simultaneous development of museums in Europe during that time. In the Royal Museum of Nordic Antiquities in Denmark, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, the director of the museum, began classifying objects of stone, bronze, or iron to better categorize and exhibit them. Each archaeological artifact was thus sorted according to their materials and further organized by shape and style. Through such methodology, working alongside archaeological reports, he was able to show how certain objects changed over time. Such a typology, combined with stratigraphy noted in archaeological reports, was useful to early archaeologists with no reliable method for dating artifacts. By understanding which object came before or after, early archaeologists had a relative dating system with which to assess the age of an object or culture. This kind of system was useful to the archaeologists who often encountered objects from above-ground burials that lacked stratigraphy. Of all the places in Europe that people might think would show traces of the early Bronze Age, the island of Malta is undoubtedly an unlikely location. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, almost equidistant between Europe and North Africa, Malta is known for its mild temperatures, friendly people, and nice beaches, but the small archipelago nation has a very long and unique history, having played a role in the rise and fall of several different empires. Crusader knights once made Malta their home and before them the Apostle Paul visited, bringing what was at the time the new religion of Christianity to the Maltese people. Before that, Malta was contested by the Carthaginians and Romans who viewed it as a vital logistical outpost in the middle of the Mediterranean. But Malta's history goes back even much further, which can be witnessed by the numerous Neolithic and Bronze Age era megaliths that dot the island of Malta proper as well as the island of Gozo to the north. Naturally, when European archaeologists began unearthing the megaliths of Malta in the 19th century, they did not know what to think, which led to a plethora of theories, many of them quite fantastic. At least 23 of these temples were uncovered, but because the people who built them lacked the knowledge of writing, speculation over who built them and why remained well into the 20th century (Rountree 2003, 26). Some people theorized that the Malta megaliths were built by a race of giants, while others believed that it was the center of a "Mother Earth" cult that later spread through Neolithic Europe. Early archaeologists were also perplexed ab

---

Kilde: PriceTracker. Fuld side med interaktiv prishistorik og købslinks: https://pricetracker.dk/p/the-megalithic-temples-of-malta-the-history-and-legacy-of-europes-oldest-standing-structures-1c0bbe
Priserne er sidst kontrolleret 2026-07-17.