Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Paola, Malta
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About Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension 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 necropolis 7 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8723N 14.5093E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
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
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3300 BCE
Initial construction of Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension main structure
c. 814 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension
1996–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8723° N · 14.5093° E · 22 m · 3 mapped features
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension — Main Rock_Cut Feature
moundPrimary mound at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
35.8730° N · 14.5075° EHal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
35.8740° N · 14.5090° EHal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
35.8738° N · 14.5092° E