Talk:Ħaġar Qim

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On what grounds does anyone date Hagar Qim to the period 3200-2600 B.C.? Have any skeletons been found? In 1839?

The dating stems from the layout of the structures, and the artifacts found. The "Earth Mother" statues found at the site are of the style that dominated during the Chalcolithic period (Copper Age). The "Earth Mother Venus" type of statues found in the ruins were consistant with those found in other Proto-Indo-European religious sites of this era. When first discovered it was actually dated as belonging to the Bronze Age, partially because of more recent ruins on top of the original temple. In the 1950's and 1960's it was redated, placing it in the Chalcolithic period. Mushrom 20:01, 10 August 2007 (UTC)