Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40)
Chalcolithic (regional)·Chalcolithic·🇲🇹 Hypogeum, Paola, Malta
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About Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40)
Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) at Hypogeum, Paola, Malta is a Chalcolithic (regional) underground city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for platform and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersEastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) at Hypogeum, Paola, Malta is a Chalcolithic (regional) underground city of the Chalcolithic tradition,
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40)
On the ground
Structures & features
36.0755° N · 14.8091° E · 185 m · 4 mapped features
- Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) Main Underground-City Featureunderground cityPrimary underground-city feature at Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits36.0756° N · 14.8091° E
- Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) defining settlement or ritual space36.0754° N · 14.8091° E
- Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) ceremonial landscape36.0757° N · 14.8090° E
- Eastern Hypogeum Platform Outer — Hypogeum, Paola (59-40) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management36.0754° N · 14.8090° E