Archaeological Sites in Malta
Temple complex in Malta (13)
Borġ in-Nadur
Borġ in-Nadur is an archaeological site located in open fields overlooking St George's Bay, near Birżebbuġa, Malta. It is occupied by a Tarxien phase megalithic temple as well as…
Borġ l-Imramma
The Borġ l-Imramma site is a major building of the temple period. It is located 500 metres southeast of the Ta' Ċenċ plateau. Near the structure, cart ruts and a dolmen can also…
Ġgantija
The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers erected the two Ġgantija temples during the…
Ħal Ġinwi Temple
Prehistoric megalithic temple site located southeast of Zejtun, Malta, dating to the Ggantija phase (3600-3200 BC) and lying about 1 km from the Tas-Silg multi-period sanctuary.…
Kordin Temples
The Kordin Temples are a group of megalithic temples on Corradino Heights in Paola. The temples are located on a plateau overlooking the Grand Harbour, originally called Kortin…
Ras il-Wardija
Ras il-Wardija is a promontory in the limits of San Lawrenz, on the southwest coast of Gozo. It contains the remains of a Punic-Roman sanctuary, which was excavated by Italian…
Santa Verna
Santa Verna is a megalithic site in Xagħra on the island of Gozo, Malta. The site was originally occupied by a village and a megalithic temple. The site takes its name from a…
Skorba Temples
The Skorba temples are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic…
Ta' Ħaġrat Temples
The Ta' Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, Malta are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. The larger Ta' Ħaġrat temple dates from the…
Tal-Qadi Temple
The Tal-Qadi Temple is a megalithic temple in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It is in a very bad state of preservation, with only the temple's general outline still visible. The…
Tas-Silġ
Tas-Silġ is a rounded hilltop on the southeast coast of the island of Malta overlooking Marsaxlokk Bay and close to the town of Żejtun. Tas-Silġ is a major multi-period sanctuary…
Temple of Apollo, Melite
The Temple of Apollo (Maltese: Tempju t'Apollo) was a Roman temple in the city of Melite, in modern Mdina, Malta. It was dedicated to Apollo, the god of the sun and music. Parts…
Temple of Proserpina
The Temple of Proserpina or Temple of Proserpine was a Roman temple in Mtarfa, Malta, an area which was originally a suburb outside the walls of Melite. It was dedicated to…
Necropolis/tombs complex in Malta (8)
Abbatija Tad-Dejr Hypogeal Complex
The Abbatija Tad-Dejr hypogeal complex is a paleochristian burial site in Rabat, Malta. The early catacombs comprised a singular shaft and chamber tombs dug from the vertical face…
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase (3300 – 3000 BC) in Maltese prehistory, located in Paola, Malta. The Hypogeum is…
Salina Catacombs
The Salina Catacombs are a cluster of small catacombs located near the Church of the Annunciation in Salina, Naxxar. Although small when compared to the catacombs of St. Paul and…
St. Paul's Catacombs
St. Paul's Catacombs are some of the most prominent features of Malta's early Christianity archeology. The archeological clearing of the site has revealed an extensive system of…
Tal-Barrani
Tal-Barrani contains a significant number of archaeological remains. These include an ancient tomb cluster and field systems at the Tal-Ħotba site at Tal-Barrani, and a number of…
Tal-Mintna Catacombs
The Tal-Mintna Catacombs are a hypogea complex in Mqabba, Malta. The site comprises three aligned hypogea dug side-by-side, originally accessed via separate stepped shafts but…
Tombs of Malta
A collection of prehistoric burial sites across the Maltese archipelago dating from approximately 4100 BC onward. The most significant is the Xaghra Stone Circle (Brochtorff…
Xagħra Stone Circle
The Xagħra Stone Circle, also known as the Xagħra Hypogeum or the Brochtorff Circle, is a Neolithic funerary complex located in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. It consists of a series of…
Minaret/tower in Malta (4)
Punic Building, Żurrieq
The remains of an unidentified Punic building exist incorporated into several properties in Żurrieq, Malta. They include a well-preserved structure commonly known as the Punic…
Punic-Roman Towers in Malta
The remains of six Punic-Roman towers have been identified across Malta. Built during the late Punic period while the island was under Carthaginian or Roman rule, these defensive…
Ta' Ċieda Tower
Ta' Ċieda Tower, also known as San Ġwann Roman Tower, is a Punic-Roman tower in San Ġwann. Eight coastal towers are believed to have existed in Malta and none on the nearby island…
Ta' Ġawhar Tower
Ta' Gawhar Tower is a round Punic-Roman tower in Safi, Malta. It is the best preserved of the six Punic-Roman towers in Malta, standing approximately seven wall courses high. The…
Residence/villa/farmhouse in Malta (4)
Domvs Romana
The Domus Romana is a ruined Roman-era house on the boundary between Mdina and Rabat, Malta. Built in the 1st century BC as an aristocratic town house (domus) within the Roman…
San Pawl Milqi
San Pawl Milqi are the ruins of a Roman period agricultural villa and pagan temple. The site has been in use since prehistoric times; a couple of tombs date back to the Zebbug and…
Ta' Kaċċatura
Ta' Kaċċatura is an archaeological complex on the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, in southern Malta. The complex includes a rustic Roman villa and a number of underground cisterns. The…
Żejtun Roman Villa
The Żejtun Roman villa is an archaeological complex in the city of Żejtun, in south-eastern Malta. The open-air remains contain areas of original Roman tiling and coloured stucco.…
Burial in Malta (3)
Catacombs of Malta
Malta's catacombs are an extensive network of underground burial chambers. Found principally in Mdina, the island's former capital, these necropolises number in the hundreds and…
Għar Għerduf Catacombs
The Għar Għerduf catacombs at Ta' Kerċem, also known as Għar Gerduf, are the only surviving early Christian catacombs or paleochristian hypogea in Gozo. Għar Għerduf is a unique…
Ħal Resqun Catacombs
The Ħal Resqun catacombs are especially notable for their carved decorations, and other features which are uncommon in Maltese catacombs. The catacombs are dug into the local…
Megalithic structures in Malta (3)
Ħaġar Qim
The Megalithic Temples of Malta are among the most ancient religious sites on Earth, described by the World Heritage Sites committee as "unique architectural masterpieces." In…
Mnajdra
Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately 497 metres from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex.…
Templos de Tarxien
Discovered in 1913 by farmer Lorenzo Despott, excavations were led by Sir Themistocles Zammit from 1915 to 1919. The highly decorated South Temple features bas-relief sculptures…
Temple in Malta (3)
Buġibba Temple
Bugibba Temple is a megalithic temple on the border of Bugibba and Qawra in St. Paul's Bay, Malta, built in coralline limestone during the Tarxien phase of Maltese prehistory (c.…
Debdieba
Debdieba is a Megalithic temple in Luqa, Malta, dating to approximately 3000-2500 BC. The site was known locally as "the place of the echo". The majority of the site was buried…
Xrobb l-Għaġin Temple
Xrobb l-Għaġin Temple is a ruined megalithic temple in Xrobb l-Għaġin, limits of Marsaxlokk, Malta. After being identified in 1913, the site was excavated between 1914 and 1915.…
Cave Structures in Malta (2)
Għar Dalam
Pottery similar to that found in Stentinello was found at Għar Dalam, but lacking details such as stamp decorations. Dwarf elephant, hippopotamus, giant swan, deer and bear bone…
Għar il-Kbir
Għar il-Kbir is a complex of rock-cut structures in Siggiewi, Malta. The structures, which were most likely originally small limestone caves, are primarily known for several cart…
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