Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex
Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Qrendi, Malta
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About Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex
Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex 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 enclosure 9 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8260N 14.4328E 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
- 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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Temple Period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction of Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1005 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex
1993–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8260° N · 14.4328° E · 121 m · 3 mapped features
Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex — Main Temple-Complex Feature
cairnPrimary cairn at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
35.8247° N · 14.4325° EHagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
plazaAncillary plaza at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
35.8275° N · 14.4330° EHagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
reservoirOutlier reservoir panel linked to Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
35.8261° N · 14.4337° E