Tarxien 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 Tarxien phase is one of the eleven phases of Maltese prehistory. It is named for the temple complex discovered near the village of Ħal Tarxien, and now recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[1]
The Tarxien phase, from approximately 3150–2500 BCE,[citation needed] follows the Saflieni phase and is the last phase of the Temple period, during which the principal megalithic temples of Malta were built.[2]
References[]
- ^ World Heritage List: Megalithic Temples of Malta. UNESCO. Accessed February 2014.
- ^ A. Bonanno, T. Gouder, C. Malone and S. Stoddart (1990) Monuments in an Island Society: The Maltese Context. World Archaeology 22 (2, Monuments and the Monumental, October 1990): 190-205. (subscription required)
Categories:
- Neolithic cultures of Europe
- Archaeological cultures of Southern Europe
- Archaeological cultures in Malta
- Pre-Indo-Europeans
- Megalithic Temples of Malta
- Maltese prehistory