Tarxien South’s central corridor ends at an apse that has a raised platform, almost like a stage. The altar in this photo sits atop that platform, so that any rituals conducted in front of it would be in full view of everyone standing in the central corridor. Small niches in the apse to the left of the platform contained the bones and horns of cattle, sheep, and goats. The apse to the right has a small chamber or shrine with a series of recesses that were also packed with stacked animal bones, stone mortars, and stone weights.