Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site prehistoric underground burial complex

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is an underground prehistoric burial complex in Paola, Malta, renowned for its intricate rock-cut chambers and exceptional archaeological significance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum canonical	7
Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni artifacts	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric underground burial complex ⓘ
conservationIssue	humidity control ⓘ microbial growth ⓘ
constructionPeriod	c. 4000–2500 BCE ⓘ
containsArtifact	The Sleeping Lady figurine ⓘ human bones ⓘ pottery vessels ⓘ shell ornaments ⓘ stone beads ⓘ
containsFeature	acoustic niche ⓘ burial chambers ⓘ corbelled ceilings ⓘ oracle room ⓘ red ochre wall paintings ⓘ rock-cut chambers ⓘ rock-cut trilithon façades ⓘ
country	Malta ⓘ
culture	Megalithic Temples of Malta ⓘ surface form: Maltese Temple Culture
depthBelowStreetLevel	about 10 meters ⓘ
discoveredBy	workers installing a cistern ⓘ
discoveryYear	1902 ⓘ
estimatedNumberOfIndividualsBuried	several thousand ⓘ
excavatedBy	Manuel Magri ⓘ Themistocles Zammit ⓘ
firstExcavationBy	Manuel Magri ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception	c. 4000 BCE ⓘ
inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList	1980 ⓘ
locatedIn	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Paola ⓘ
locatedOn	Malta ⓘ surface form: island of Malta
managedBy	Heritage Malta ⓘ
materialUsed	globigerina limestone ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Paola ⓘ
numberOfLevels	3 ⓘ
partOf	Megalithic Temples of Malta ⓘ surface form: Megalithic Temples of Malta World Heritage property
significance	exceptional example of subterranean prehistoric architecture ⓘ important source for study of Maltese Neolithic funerary practices ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	130 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty	Malta ⓘ surface form: Republic of Malta
usedAs	burial site ⓘ ritual complex ⓘ
visitorAccess	by guided tour only ⓘ
visitorLimitPerDay	strictly limited ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malta → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum ⓘ

The Sleeping Lady figurine → discoveredAt → Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum ⓘ

The Sleeping Lady figurine → associatedWith → Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum ⓘ

National Museum of Archaeology (Malta) → hasCollection → Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni artifacts

Paola → hasHistoricSite → Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum ⓘ

Paola → hasPrehistoricSite → Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum ⓘ

Paola → hasUndergroundStructure → Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum ⓘ

Paola → knownFor → Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum ⓘ