Brostorff circle

Stone circle in Shaar, Xagħra Stone Circle, Brochtorff Circle
Malta, Gozo
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Brostorff circle

Stone circle in Shaar, Xagħra Stone Circle, Brochtorff Circle
Malta, Gozo
The Brostorff Circle is an underground Neolithic temple discovered near the village of Schaara on the Maltese island of Gozo. The excavations were carried out by a joint team of archaeologists from the University of Malta, the Malta Museum Department and the University of Cambridge. As a result of the excavations, a layer of burials was discovered from the same period as the nearby temple of Ggantija, dating back to 3000-2400 BC. e. Among the most noteworthy discoveries are more than 200,000 human bones and prehistoric art dating back to the period of construction of the megalithic temples of Malta.

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