Definition: The earliest evidence for human settlement in Malta was found in the Ghar Dalam Cave, which contains remains of a Neolithic settlement which appears to be related to the Stentinello culture in Italy (late 5th, early 4th millennia BC).  "Ghar Dalam" means "Cellar of Darkness," more or less.

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Malta Archaeology
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Archaeology of the Neolithic Period
The period in the Old World where humans first learned to tend and eventually plant crops is known as the Neolithic period.

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