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String beans with garlic and pine nuts

300g green beans 1/2 tablespoonful olive oil 2 cloves garlic(finely chopped) 2 tablespoonfuls pine-nuts Toast the pine-nuts until golden. Cook the green beans until firm and bright green. Drain them and rinse under cold water. Heat oil in and saute' the beans and garlic. Season well with salt and pepper, add the pine-nuts, toss briefly and serve. Serves 3

The National Museum of Archaeology

The National Museum of Archaeology Sharon Sultana, Midsea Books This guidebook is about this museum which is housed at the Auberge de Provence in Republic Street. The ground floor hosts artefacts from Malta's unique Neolithic period. Of particular distinction are the "Sleeping Lady" and the "Venus of Malta". The display includes numerous artefacts used as implements, human and animal figurines, as well as personal decorative items.

The Megalithic Temples of Tarxien

The Megalithic Temples of Tarxien Anthony Pace, Midsea Books This guidebook is about the Megalithic temple complex of Tarxien which was constructed at the height of Malta's late neolithic Period on a site that was used over a span of several millennia. The Tarxien temples are, therefore, an important source of information. Their value lies in the wealth of relics and traces of the past that have been transmitted down to our generation.

Ghar Dalam, The Cave, Museum and Garden

Ghar Dalam, The Cave, Museum And Garden Nadia Fabri, Midsea Books This guidebook about one of Malta's most important national monuments contributed a great deal to our knowledge on life on the Maltese Islands in the remote past. Ghar Dalam is the only cave in Malta where one can study the Pleistocene or the Ice Age fauna in an interrupted sequence dating back to 180000 years ago having the latter all in one place.

Cart-Ruts and their impact on the Maltese Landscape

Cart-Ruts And Their Impact On the Maltese Landscape David H. Trump, Midsea Books. Of the many fascinating problems posed by the prehistory of Malta, the cart -ruts are still completely baffling. In this book the author discusses the theories on how these sites came to be and also describes some of the major sites in Malta where the cart-ruts are found.

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