This floor plan shows you the four temples found at Tarxien. As you can see, the layout is quite complex because they were renovated and added onto over the years. The oldest temple (but most poorly preserved) is Tarxien Far East, which dates to the same time as the Ġgantija Temples (3600 – 3200 B.C.) It keeps the classic five-leafed-clover shape. Tarxien South dates from 3000 – 2500 B.C. and began with a four-leafed-clover shape that was altered and expanded over time to create a passageway to the Central Temple, which has a one-of-a-kind layout with six apses rather than the usual four or five. The East Temple dates to 3150 – 2500 B.C. and may also have been altered to connect with Tarxien Central. Illustration: Heritage Books, Heritage Malta.