OKAY, HERE’S THE STORY

Set the scene.

Skorba preserves remains of megalithic structures and much earlier domestic activity. It helps fill in the everyday side of Maltese prehistory.

Here’s the twist.

Excavations revealed small buildings made with stone and mudbrick, alongside pottery, animal bones and fragments of figurines.

Why it still matters.

Big monuments attract attention, but ordinary homes answer different questions. People needed somewhere to live between the activities that left the most dramatic remains.

🧠 One to think about +

What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.