Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Qrendi, Malta
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About Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension
Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension 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 chamber 9 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8349N 14.4406E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
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
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction of Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1293 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8349° N · 14.4406° E · 135 m · 3 mapped features
Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension — Main Temple-Complex Feature
plazaPrimary plaza at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
35.8348° N · 14.4394° EHagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
reservoirAncillary reservoir at Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
35.8338° N · 14.4412° EHagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
moundOutlier mound panel linked to Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
35.8361° N · 14.4426° E