Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Paola, Malta
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About Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier in Malta, Paola, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Temple Period. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 8 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8749N 14.4978E controls access to Malta, Paola resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey rock_cut for Malta, Paola, 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. 3300 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Temple Period
- Purpose
- Rock-cut tomb / hypogeum with funerary function
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3300 BCE
Initial construction of Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1058 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier
1971–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8749° N · 14.4978° E · 29 m · 3 mapped features
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier — Main Rock_Cut Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
35.8747° N · 14.4995° EHal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
35.8743° N · 14.4977° EHal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
35.8742° N · 14.4991° E