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Skorba Temples Description
(Local Name: Skorba) The ancient temples in Zebbieh date to the pre-Copper Age. Together with Ggantija, they are believed to be the oldest free-standing structures in the world.

Archeologist David Trump during his excavations uncovered the complex 30 years ago. Evidence in the shape of a wall told of a prehistoric village on the site. Further evidence of human habitation, livestock and crops were found and carbon-dated back to the earliest prehistoric phase, the Ghar Dalam.

In the middle of the site are the flattened stones of a three-apse temple from the Ggantija period. The floors made of torb (a crushed compound of limestone and water still in use today) can be seen, as can the eroded megalith,
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Hobbies & Activities category: Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit;  Prehistoric site or exhibit;  UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tips
Keys to the site are available at the Museum of Archeology.
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