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THE. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



a corner of the; tarxien stone age tempee, showing the carved altars, two 

 sacred cones, and a tomb : malta 



The dark patch on the right of the photograph marks the site of funeral pyres. Tarxien 

 is a continuation of the village of Casal Paula, where the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni was 

 situated (see page 459). 



"A CURIOUS STONE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE ANCIENT INHABITANTS 

 OF MALTA IN THE CEREMONY OF ABLUTION 



A quantity of stone balls was found near this slab, which suggest the possibility that at a 

 later period it may have been used for games (see text, page 473). 



