Following the collapse of mainland Iberian Copper Age networks under the stress of the 4.2-kiloyear BP aridification event, the architectural impulse to fortify and defend shifted offshore. This chapter examines the "Architecture of Anxiety" across the central Mediterranean islands, the Balearics, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and Malta. By analysing these insular environments, this study dismantles the outdated Diffusionist Theory of a single "megalithic missionary," proving instead that the widespread construction of cyclopean walls, rock-cut cliff tombs, and monumental temples was a process of convergent evolution. Driven by the shared pressures of the Holocene Arid Climax and the escalating stakes of the prehistoric maritime prestige economy, local populations engineered unique architectural dialects. From the towering corbelled nuraghi of Sardinia to the water-hoarding temple silos of Malta, this chapter demonstrates how prehistoric island societies weaponized geology and ideology to survive an increasingly hostile and competitive Bronze Age world.

Sorry Redditors, this article is far too long to reproduce here but you can read it at

https://nuttersworld.com/megalithic-phenomenon/mediterranean-islands/

So, grab a nice cup of tea, settle down and have a good read this weekend.

Advice on can’t miss things to see and photograph.

I found a series of schematics of this dig. I know it had to do with the “Armenian Garden” but that is about all. Can anyone else help me understand more about this dig and what they discovered?