Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier
Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Qrendi, Malta
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About Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier
Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier in Malta, Qrendi, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Temple Period. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 7 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8172N 14.4515E controls access to Malta, Qrendi resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple-complex for Malta, Qrendi, illustrating Temple Period construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Temple Period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction of Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 907 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8172° N · 14.4515° E · 148 m · 4 mapped features
- Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier — Main Temple-Complex FeaturereservoirPrimary reservoir at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits35.8169° N · 14.4515° E
- Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier — Secondary EnclosuremoundAncillary mound at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits35.8182° N · 14.4508° E
- Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art PaneldromosOutlier dromos panel linked to Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape35.8157° N · 14.4528° E
- Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexstructureHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin35.8165° N · 14.4526° E