A team of bio-acousticians and archaeologists has completed a study of the Megalithic Temples of Malta, revealing that certain chambers were specifically engineered for low-frequency resonance. These 'sound chambers' appear to have been the focus of Neolithic festivals centered around communal chanting and rhythmic drumming.
The study suggests that during specific lunar cycles, these temples hosted chthonic (underworld) festivals where the architecture amplified human voices to create a trance-inducing environment. This research provides a new sensory dimension to our understanding of the 5,000-year-old heritage of the Maltese islands.