Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Qrendi, Malta
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About Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension
Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension 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 chamber 6 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8306N 14.4239E 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
- 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. 3300 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Temple Period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3300 BCE
Initial construction of Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension main structure
c. 783 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8306° N · 14.4239° E · 71 m · 4 mapped features
Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension — Main Temple-Complex Feature
structurePrimary structure at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
35.8320° N · 14.4242° EMnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
35.8308° N · 14.4237° EMnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
35.8299° N · 14.4255° EMnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Southern Extension with plastered basin
35.8303° N · 14.4230° E