Ħal Resqun Catacombs

The Ħal Resqun catacombs are especially notable for their carved decorations, and other features which are uncommon in Maltese catacombs [1]. The catacombs are dug into the local Globigerina Limestone [1]. The catacombs were first excavated by Temi Żammit in 1912, and again in 1934 by Żammit and his son, C. G. Żammit; although Temi Żammit reported how the site had already been disturbed in 1887 during the laying of a water main [1]. The doorway is flanked by two engraved columns, while the apsed arched entrance has carvings of a peacock and a peahen feeding a chick [1].