Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex
Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Qrendi, Malta
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About Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex
Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex in Malta, Qrendi, Malta is a Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 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 enclosure 4 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8177N 14.4306E 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
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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 Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Temple Period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3300 BCE
Initial construction of Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex main structure
c. 522 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8177° N · 14.4306° E · 40 m · 3 mapped features
Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Main Temple-Complex Feature
moundPrimary mound at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
35.8161° N · 14.4294° EMnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
35.8171° N · 14.4313° EMnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex ceremonial landscape
35.8185° N · 14.4298° E