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The Megalithic Temples of Malta (Maltese: It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta) are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, [1] built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. [2]
Map of the Temples. The Ħaġar Qim complex consists of a main temple and three additional megalithic structures beside it. [19] The main temple was built between 3600 and 3200 BC; however, the northern ruins are considerably older. [20] The outside entrance serves as an interior passage and connects six large chambers.
The middle temple was built (or possibly rebuilt) in the late Tarxien phase (3150 – 2500 BC), the main central doorway of which is formed by a hole cut into a large piece of limestone set upright, a type of construction typical of other megalithic doorways in Malta. This temple appears originally to have had a vaulted ceiling, but only the ...
At that session, all three current sites were added to the list: the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, City of Valletta, and Ġgantija Temples. [3] [4] In 1992, the temples of Ħaġar Qim, Mnajdra, Ta' Ħaġrat, Skorba, and Tarxien were added to the site of Ġgantija Temples, to form the Megalithic Temples of Malta site. Further minor modification of ...
Ġgantija (Maltese pronunciation: [dʒɡanˈtiːja], "place of giants") is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era (c. 3600 –2500 BC), on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers erected the two ...
Unlike other megalithic temples in Malta no decorated blocks were discovered; however a number of artifacts were found. Perhaps most intriguing is a scale model of a temple, [8] sculpted in globigerina limestone. A sculptured temple discovered at Ta' Ħaġrat. The model is roofed and shows the typical structure of a Maltese temple including a ...
The site has five semi-rectangular rooms enclosed within a megalithic wall, [10] and like Tal-Qadi temple, it had an anomalous form when compared with other megalithic temples in Malta. [11] The floors were paved in hard stone or covered in beaten earth (Maltese: torba).
Tas-Silġ is a rounded hilltop on the south-east coast of the island of Malta, overlooking Marsaxlokk Bay, and close to the town of Żejtun. [2] Tas-Silġ is a major multi-period sanctuary site with archaeological remains covering 4,000 years, from the Neolithic to the ninth century AD. [3]