Screen Shot 2017-08-28 at 4.57.25 PM August 28, 2017 932 × 1174 Malta: Prehistoric Temples & Pagan Catacombs Cultural remains like similar pottery styles and burial practices tell archaeologists that people from Sicily settled Malta, probably making the 50-mile (80-km) crossing in boats like these depicted on two stones found at the Tarxien Temples.