Heritage Malta is offering Xaghra residents the opportunity of a limited pre-publication offer to purchase the new prestigious publication on Ggantija at a special price of €30.00.
‘Ggantija’ is printed by Heritage Malta and edited by Godwin Vella, the photography and design is by Daniel Cilia and the authors are, Daphne M Caruana, Godwin Vella, John Cremona, Dr Isabelle Vella Gregory and Dr David Trump.
The new Ggantija Temples Heritage Park was inaugurated in October and now incorporates an interpretation centre focusing on Gozo’s prehistory.
The Ggantija Temples consist of two megalithic temples dating to 3600 BC. Their care and preservation has been entrusted to Heritage Malta, the national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage.
Ggantija is the oldest freestanding building in the world and they are one of the most important archaeological sites in the Maltese Islands. Their listing on the UNESCO World Heritage List makes them a site of universal significance.
The site consists of a megalithic complex of two temples surrounded by a massive common boundary wall and raised on a high terrace wall.
One of the most striking features of the entire complex is the enormity of the megaliths in which it is constructed and the considerably good state of preservation, notwithstanding the age of the monument.
The name of the complex is derived from the Maltese word “ggant” meaning giant.
For more information please email info@heritagemalta.org [1] or telephone 2155 3194.