The imposing rear wall of the Ggantija temples on Gozo, Malta, built from massive coralline limestone blocks, some exceeding 5 meters in length and weighin
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The imposing rear wall of the Ggantija temples on Gozo, Malta, built from massive coralline limestone blocks, some exceeding 5 meters in length and weighing over 50 tons. Dating to approximately 3600 BCE, Ggantija predates the Egyptian pyramids by over a millennium. Local folklore attributes its construction to a giantess, reflecting the perceived impossibility of the feat.
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