Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex
Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE)·Temple Period·🇲🇹 Malta, Qrendi, Malta
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About Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex
Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex in Malta, Qrendi, Malta is a Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 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 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.8141N 14.4289E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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 Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Temple Period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3300 BCE
Initial construction of Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1438 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex
1982–2021
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8141° N · 14.4289° E · 43 m · 3 mapped features
Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex — Main Temple-Complex Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
35.8133° N · 14.4293° EMnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
35.8161° N · 14.4275° EMnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
35.8156° N · 14.4272° E