Malta Temples and The OTS Foundation

Malta Temples Travel Tours
MALTA TEMPLES

Did you know...?

The megalithic temples on the Mediterranean islands of
Gozo and Malta
are the oldest buildings
still standing on the earth.

They are an important gateway
for understanding a world that existed before history was written.

Old Temples Study
Foundation

A United States
Not for Profit Foundation

dedicated to Malta's
Prehistoric Heritage

OTSF is a North American link with the UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric monuments of the Maltese islands.

OTSF strives to foster international awareness and understanding of the
Legacy of the Temple-Builders.

FOCUSED
HERITAGE
PHILANTHROPY
SINCE 1994

The
OTS
Foundation
is a non-profit 501c3
corporation
registered in the
State of Florida

P.O. Box 17166
Sarasota, FL 34276
PH: 941 776 8382
info@OTSF.org

LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE TEMPLES FROM

HERITAGE MALTA
http://www.heritagemalta.org/
heritagesites.html

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For more information about any of these initiatives, please contact The OTS Foundation: info@OTSF.org

Founded in 1994 OTSF arose from a desire to combine cultural tourism with meaningful purpose.
Quietly, and without much fanfare, OTSF has been a visionary force in fostering the
consideration and recognition due to an ancient people and to the World Heritage legacy
that they left behind on the islands of Malta.

The operation of The OTS Foundation has resulted in benefits of over US$3,000,000 to Malta,
in addition to the immeasurable impact of public awareness and academic support.

USA Organization Helps Fund Environmental Research in Malta

Sarasota, Fla. – August 23, 2004 – The impact of 6,000 years of human activity on an environment is the question at the center of research being conducted on the islands of Malta and Gozo, located in the Mediterranean Sea halfway between Sicily and North Africa. The project is funded in part by The OTS Foundation based in Sarasota.
          The research project, undertaken jointly by The University of Malta and The University of Huddersfield, UK, is designed to help date the past environment of the Maltese Islands. An advanced Stone Age civilization built megalithic architecture on Malta before Egypt had crowned its first Pharaoh king. It had been proposed by archaeologists that the unexplained demise of the Maltese “Temple Culture” may have been brought on by exhaustion of the island’s limited resources. Preliminary findings indicate several major changes in Mediterranean sea level since the Ice Age.
          The OTS Foundation, a nonprofit organization fostering international awareness and understanding of the importance of Malta’s prehistoric heritage, sponsored and funded the retrieval of two geological samples from a site at Marsa on the island of Malta. Researchers will conduct C-14 dating of organic material found in these samples to provide much needed new data on the nature of the Maltese environment prior to the arrival of the first settlers. Additionally, the research will assess the magnitude of the impact of human activity on the land and sea around the Maltese islands. Unstratified pottery shards, found on-site as a result of preliminary building work, ascertain that human activity took place in Marsa from at least 3600-3300 BC onwards.
          In addition to funding the removal of samples, The OTS Foundation provided funding for a pollen analysis microscope and the University of Malta archaeology laboratory. The OTS Foundation raises money through donations and conducting educational trips to the Maltese Islands.

Dr. Katrin Fenech
examines a sample from the Marsa Project