Skorba

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Skorba is an archaeological temple site in Malta, notable for its prehistoric megalithic structures that form part of the island’s ancient temple complex heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
megalithic temple
prehistoric monument
builtDuring Grey Skorba phase
Għar Dalam phase
Mġarr phase
Red Skorba phase
Żebbuġ phase
condition partially preserved
constructionStart 4th millennium BC
country Malta
culture Maltese prehistoric culture
surface form: Maltese Temple Period culture
earliestOccupationDate c. 4850 BC
excavatedBy David H. Trump
excavationEnd 1963
excavationStart 1960
hasColorPhase Grey Skorba
Red Skorba
hasFind animal bones
figurines
pottery
stone tools
hasFunction religious temple
ritual site
hasNearbySite Ta’ Ħaġrat
surface form: Ta' Ħaġrat temples
hasStructureType altar
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courtyard
megalithic temple
pavement
heritageDesignation Grade 1 scheduled monument (Malta)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
includedIn Megalithic Temples of Malta
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Megalithic Temples of Malta"
locatedIn Mġarr
Żebbiegħ
locatedOn Malta
surface form: island of Malta
managedBy Heritage Malta
materialUsed limestone
openToPublic true
orientation roughly east–west
partOf Maltese megalithic temple complex
Maltese prehistoric temple culture
period Neolithic
referencedIn "Skorba: Excavations carried out on behalf of the National Museum of Malta, 1961–1963" by David H. Trump
significance evidence for early farming communities in Malta
key sequence for Maltese Neolithic chronology

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