Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Paola, Malta
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About Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North in Malta, Paola, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Temple Period. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 3 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8794N 14.5104E controls access to Malta, Paola resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey rock_cut for Malta, Paola, 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. 3300 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Temple Period
- Purpose
- Rock-cut tomb / hypogeum with funerary function
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3300 BCE
Initial construction of Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North main structure
c. 1409 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North
1975–2011
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8794° N · 14.5104° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
- Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Main Rock_Cut FeatureplazaPrimary plaza at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — enclosure wall with stratified deposits35.8798° N · 14.5101° E
- Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Secondary EnclosurereservoirAncillary reservoir at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits35.8813° N · 14.5109° E
- Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Outlier Rock Art PanelmoundOutlier mound panel linked to Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North ceremonial landscape35.8809° N · 14.5086° E
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