Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Paola, Malta
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About Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex 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 platform 6 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8655N 14.5080E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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 — Northern Annex main structure
c. 793 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex
2001–2022
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8655° N · 14.5080° E · -3 m · 4 mapped features
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex — Main Rock_Cut Feature
reservoirPrimary reservoir at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
35.8654° N · 14.5099° EHal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
moundAncillary mound at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
35.8657° N · 14.5088° EHal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
dromosOutlier dromos panel linked to Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
35.8648° N · 14.5098° EHal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
structureHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex with plastered basin
35.8661° N · 14.5074° E