The Legacy of a Lost Civilization
27.12.2009
The Legacy of a Lost Civilization is a documentary film about the ancient stone temples on the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo.
Produced by the Mediterranean Institute of Ancient Civilizations and the Old Temples Study Foundation (OTSF), the film gives the viewer an introduction
to the megalithic structures of Gozo and Malta, built during the Neolithic period.
The Gozo and Malta temples are about 6,000 years old and so among the oldest built stone structures on the planet. There are at least 30 sites associated with this culture on the two islands. The film focuses on the four major above-ground temples—Ggantija, Hagar Qim, Mnajdra and Tarxien—and one below-ground charnel house/temple, called Hal Saflieni Hypogeum. The video uses reenactments and commentary by archaeologist David Trump, architect Richard England and music therapist Bonnie Devlin, among others, to intnroduce several aspects of ongoing research, including construction methods, archaeostronomical alignments and the cultural use of sound waves.
Narrated by Linda Eneix, the 105 minutes of Legacy of a Lost Civilization are divided into three parts of about 35 minutes each, consisting of an introduction, a segment focused on the architectural elements of the five temples, and a third segment on archaeoacoustics and other new research.
Malta (9) -- Analyses -- 2009
The film and the temples
27.12.2009
The Gozo and Malta temples are about 6,000 years old and so among the oldest built stone structures on the planet. There are at least 30 sites associated
with this culture on the two islands. The film focuses on the four major above-ground temples—Ggantija, Hagar Qim, Mnajdra and Tarxien—and one below-ground
charnel house/temple, called Hal Saflieni Hypogeum. The video uses reenactments and commentary by archaeologist David Trump, architect Richard England and music
therapist Bonnie Devlin, among others, to intnroduce several aspects of ongoing research, including construction methods, archaeostronomical alignments and the cultural
use of sound waves.
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