Mġarr phase
| Maltese prehistoric chronology (Based on recalibrated radiocarbon dating) | ||
| Period | Phase | Dates BC c. |
|---|---|---|
| Neolithic (5000-4100 BC) |
Għar Dalam | 5000-4500 BC |
| 4500-4400 BC | ||
| 4400-4100 BC | ||
| Temple Period (4100–2500 BC) |
4100–3800 BC | |
| Mġarr | 3800-3600 BC | |
| 3600-3000 BC | ||
| Saflieni | 3300-3000 BC | |
| Tarxien | 3000-2500 BC | |
| Bronze Age (2500–700 BC) |
Tarxien Cemetery | 2500–1500 BC |
| 1500–700 BC | ||
| 900–700 BC | ||
The Mġarr phase is one of the eleven phases of Maltese prehistory. It is named for the town of Mġarr, in the west of the island, where pottery older than the Ta' Ħaġrat temple complex was found.
The Mġarr phase, approximately 3800-3600 BCE,[1] follows the in the Temple period, and precedes the three phases, the , Saflieni and Tarxien phases, during which the principal megalithic temples of Malta were built.
References[]
- ^ David Trump (2002). Malta: Prehistory and Temples. Malta: Midsea Books. ISBN 9789990993936. p. 155.
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