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 [1]. Għar Għerduf is a unique Roman burial site in Gozo [1]. The catacombs are dug into the Globigerina Limestone, on the western slope of Lunzjata Valley [1]. Originally, the complex had a long corridor which extended for around 14 metres in an east–west direction [1]. A number of arcosolia are hewn into the walls [1]. Għar Gerduf suffered substantial mutilation during the second half of the nineteenth century [1]. Almost all the internal wall partitions aligning the arcosolia were chiselled down, while the floor was lowered by several metres to form two interlinking and split-level halls [1].