Chalmers, Alan and Debattista, Kurt (2005) Investigating the structural validity of the virtual reconstruction of prehistoric Maltese temples. In: VAST 2005 The 7th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Pisa, Italy, 7-11 Nov 2005. Published in: VAST 2005 ISSN 9781568813820.

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Abstract

The prehistoric temples found on the Maltese islands, dated from 3600-2500 BC, are unique examples of truly megalithic complexes. Although the temples can still be viewed today, they are unroofed. One of the major questions that still has to be answered is: Were the temples roofed, and if so with what? The key evidence for the presence of roofs is the hypogeum temple at Hal Saflieni, found in 1902, which appears to be an imitation of the above ground temples and the discovery, at Mgarr, of a contemporary miniature model in limestone with a roof. Since then, Ceschi in 1939 and more recently Piovanelli in 1988 have proposed that the temples were roofed with Globerigerina limestone slabs. Although convincingly illustrated, neither of these "reconstructions" has been tested for real stability and strength. In this paper we describe a detailed investigation of the reconstructions of Ceschi and Piovanelli.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Journal or Publication Title:	VAST 2005
Publisher:	A K Peters ; CRC Press
ISSN:	9781568813820
Official Date:	2005
Dates:	Date Event 2005 Published
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	VAST 2005 The 7th International Symposium on Virtual Reality
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Pisa, Italy
Date(s) of Event:	7-11 Nov 2005

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