Għar il-Kbir (''
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:'' Literally: "The big cave") is a complex of
rock-cut structures in
Siggiewi, Malta. The structures, which were most likely originally small
limestone
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cave
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s, are primarily known for several
cart ruts
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A handcart ...
which are located next to it. It is also commonly believed that several families of
troglodytes inhabited the cave until 1835.
The general structure of the cave system has eight caves spread across two levels.
References
Archaeological sites in Malta
Rock-cut architecture of Malta
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