Ta' Ħaġrat Temples

The Ta' Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, Malta are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples [1]. The larger Ta' Ħaġrat temple dates from the Ġgantija phase (3600–3200 BC); the smaller temple is dated to the Saflieni phase (3300–3000 BC) [1]. Ta' Ħaġrat is on the eastern outskirts of the village of Mġarr, roughly one kilometer from the Ta' Skorba temples [1]. The excavation of pottery deposits shows that a village stood on the site and predates the temples themselves [1]. This early pottery is dated to the Mġarr phase (3800-3600 BC) [1]. Ta' Ħaġrat is built out of lower coralline limestone, the oldest exposed rock in the Maltese Islands [1]. The complex contains two adjacent temples [1]. The site was excavated between 1923 and 1926 by Sir Temi Zammit, then Director of Museums [1].