Tarxien Cemetery Phase
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The Tarxien Cemetery phase is one of the eleven phases of
Maltese prehistory Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese ...
. It is named for the
Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...
burials on the site of the Tarxien temple complex near the village of Ħal Tarxien. The Tarxien Cemetery phase, from approximately 2500 to 1500 BCE, follows the
Tarxien phase 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. The Tarxien phase, from approximately ...
, the last phase of the Temple period during which the principal
megalithic temples of Malta The Megalithic Temples of Malta () are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. They had been claimed ...
were built. The culture is characterised not by large-scale temple building, but by
dolmen A dolmen, () or portal tomb, is a type of single-chamber Megalith#Tombs, megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000 ...
s and cremation cemeteries.


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Bronze Age cultures of Europe Archaeological cultures of Europe Archaeological cultures in Malta Pre-Indo-Europeans Megalithic Temples of Malta Maltese prehistory {{Malta-stub