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[] With archeological evidence, the Sicanians have been proved to be the earliest of the three indigenous people of Sicily. Most of the conclusions are based off of art, architecture, foreigner's descriptions and influences of other cultures. They appear not to be part of any of the indo-european cultures. Their culture shares some similarities with Malta's. The earliest trades are with the greeks, Elymians, Phoenicians, and Sicels. The very peoples who later occupied Sicily at later times.

Salerno, Vincenzo. "Sicilian Peoples: The Sicanians." //Best of Sicily MAGAZINE//. Best of Sicily, n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. .

[] Many of the conclusions drawn from the temples of malta have been disregarded because it involves conflict with many conclusions drawn from other archeological sites. The temples of malta's artifacts are clearly communicating the cycles of life and death and mother earth. This author states she is not biased but many other scholars continue to disregard her work because it challenges the traditional views they support, that males have always dominated society. The temple has five main domes, altars, relief carvings, and some furniture of some sort. The people that made these temples, disappeared. Later on, Malta was repopulated.

"3600 BC Ggantija Temples on Gozo Millennium before The Pyramids or Stonehenge." //Carnaval//. Carnaval, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. .

[] This book, is based off a series of archeological studies that showed that there might have been an egalitarian society and religion in Malta. Prehistoric people have been shown to gather more than they hunt. The agricultural gods of greece, demeter and persephone are female. And these aspects were being found in these early religions so of course there was feminine power, and was balanced out by male deities. Also, the egyptian god of justice is maat, female, the muses are female. It is already clear that there is male power in ancient societies, but this new research balances it out, making it egalitarian.

Eisler, Riane. "CHAPTER 5 - MEMORIES OF A LOST AGE: THE LEGACY OF THE GODDESS." //The Chalice And The Blade//. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Print.

[] The temples of Malta are very nature oriented, there are no defensive structures at all, them being man made. In all the Maltese areas figurines of the fertility goddess have been found, some are non-gendered hinting at egalitarianism although there are none with male characteristics. Even the shape of the temple resembles these fat lady figurines. There is also a egalitarian balance, dispelling any doubts about any male or female dominance. The male and female skeletons are treated equally, and there is the same number of male symbols as female symbols. The separation of the skull after death has been found to be a status symbol. And there is the same number of male skulls as female skulls.

Eneix, Linda. "Of Temples and Goddesses in Malta." //POPULAR ARCHEOLOGY exploring// //the past//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. .

[] [] The chalice and the blade is inaccurate because it is based off of Marija Gimbutis's work which is inaccurate. Her peers regard her as "immensly knowledgeable but not very good in critical analysis." Dr. Wailes says that "she amasses all the data and then leaps to conclusions without any intervening argument," and, "She looks at squiggles on a pot and says it's a primeval egg or a snake, or she looks at female figurines and says they're mother goddesses. I don't really think there's an awful lot of evidence to support that level of interpretation." and "Gimbutas designated one of the excavated structures a temple, even though it was distinguished from surrounding houses only by its slightly greater size." She is seen as an archeologist who jumps to conclusions that are assumed to be incorrect or far-fetched.

Sheaffer, Robert, comp. "Some Critiques of the Feminist/New Age 'Goddess'  Claims." //The Debunker's Domain//. Robert Sheaffer, Aug. 1999. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. . Kraemer, Christine Hoff. "Review: The Chalice and the Blade." //Christine Hoff// //Kraemer//. Christine Hoff Kraemer, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. 