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

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. The Tarxien phase, from approximately 3000 to 2500 BCE, follows the

Saflieni phase The Saflieni phase is one of the eleven phases of Maltese prehistory, the fourth of five in the middle or Temple period. It is named for the Ħal-Saflieni Hypogeum, an underground temple complex now recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNE ...

and is 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.

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UNESCO. Accessed February 2014. Neolithic cultures of Europe Archaeological cultures of Europe Archaeological cultures in Malta Pre-Indo-Europeans Megalithic Temples of Malta Maltese prehistory