Book includes some excellent photos of Malta.
At the beginning of this century, Sir Themistocles Zammit surprised his Maltese countrymen and archaeologist peers with some of the most exciting and dramatic discoveries ever experienced. This book is a compendium of articles, colorful illustrations and photographs documenting the priceless cultural treasure of a vanished civilization as much as 7,000 years old. Physical remains still existing today include fabulous megalithic temples, as well as the exquisite artifacts which reflect the birth and early development of Maltese figurative art. Created to accompany exibition of the artifacts, the volume also contains a catalog of over 150 important pieces in the collection of the Malta National Museum of Archaeology. Precious early drawings of the temple sites reveal informational detail which has since been lost.