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Submitted by enkidu41 on Thursday, 25 November 2004 Page Views: 9903

Multi-periodSite Name: Ta' Marziena
Country: Malta Island: Gozo Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Victoria Nearest Village: Sannat
Latitude: 36.033419N Longitude: 14.239839E
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

3 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

no data

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**Ta' Marziena** submitted by enkidu41 : This ruined temple has never been properly explored and most of the surviving megalithic blocks are either built into modern field walls or covered by carob and prickly pear trees (which, believe me, you do not want to mess with!). This shot is of the most accessible surviving wall which has been incorporated into a modern field wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

This temple site on Gozo has never been properly explored and the many visible standing megalithic blocks are either built into field walls or partly covered by carob and prickly pear trees.

Curvilinear wall alignments can be recognised and a long semi-elliptical stretch of wall with an east-facing open side. A group of stones within the central area suggest the shape of one or two apses of the temple. Sherds found lying on the soil surface can be dated from the Ggantija and Tarxien phases of temple building.
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