Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace

Why it mattersKey rock_cut for Malta, Paola, illustrating Temple Period construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Built

c. 3300 BCE

Period

Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE)

Culture

Temple Period

Purpose

Rock-cut tomb / hypogeum with funerary function

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 3300 BCE

   Initial construction of Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace main structure

2. c. 801 CE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace

3. 2002–2023

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection

• Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace — Main Rock_Cut FeaturestructurePrimary structure at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits35.8700° N · 14.4918° E
• Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace — Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits35.8675° N · 14.4911° E
• Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape35.8706° N · 14.4910° E
• Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace with plastered basin35.8672° N · 14.4929° E