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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 3608494, member: 51347"]Fantastic video presentation, [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] ! Further, I am very intrigued by the Melita coins. Great job capturing these rare finds, and what a cool mystery behind them! I am truly envious, and now you have me really interested in these coins and their history. ( <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ugh, chasing some of my Etruria coins were a bit... expensive... look what you are DOING to me...)</p><p><br /></p><p>I have read some basic historical background of Malta, and they have always interested me. Their prehistory from their settling in approx 6000 BCE included temples and megalithic structures around 4000 BCE. Pretty amazing that a civilization arose with sophistication to have megalithic buildings and rutted limestone roads. Then they died out in 2500 BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why would a relatively small land area island (300 sq km) have some of the largest and oldest megalithic structures in Europe? Cool and intriguing history.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]966215[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]966216[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]966217[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]966218[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]966214[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a 50 minute lecture...</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]JgHmJUOuxW8[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>LOL, and sadly, the Melita name is reminescent of coffee makers in today's homes... cool beans...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]966219[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 3608494, member: 51347"]Fantastic video presentation, [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] ! Further, I am very intrigued by the Melita coins. Great job capturing these rare finds, and what a cool mystery behind them! I am truly envious, and now you have me really interested in these coins and their history. ( :) ugh, chasing some of my Etruria coins were a bit... expensive... look what you are DOING to me...) I have read some basic historical background of Malta, and they have always interested me. Their prehistory from their settling in approx 6000 BCE included temples and megalithic structures around 4000 BCE. Pretty amazing that a civilization arose with sophistication to have megalithic buildings and rutted limestone roads. Then they died out in 2500 BCE. Why would a relatively small land area island (300 sq km) have some of the largest and oldest megalithic structures in Europe? Cool and intriguing history. [ATTACH=full]966215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]966216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]966217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]966218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]966214[/ATTACH] Here is a 50 minute lecture... [MEDIA=youtube]JgHmJUOuxW8[/MEDIA] LOL, and sadly, the Melita name is reminescent of coffee makers in today's homes... cool beans... [ATTACH=full]966219[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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