Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace
Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Qrendi, Malta
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About Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace
Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace 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 necropolis 7 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8225N 14.4436E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction of Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1475 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8225° N · 14.4436° E · 125 m · 3 mapped features
Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace — Main Temple-Complex Feature
moundPrimary mound at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
35.8225° N · 14.4433° EHagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
35.8228° N · 14.4435° EHagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
35.8212° N · 14.4452° E