Maltese prehistoric culture
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Maltese prehistoric culture refers to the Neolithic and early Bronze Age societies on the Maltese Islands, renowned for their megalithic temples, elaborate burial sites, and distinctive figurines such as the Sleeping Lady.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maltese Temple Period culture | 1 |
| Maltese prehistoric culture canonical | 1 |
| Temple Period of Maltese prehistory | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological culture ⓘ |
| builtStructureType |
dolmen
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megalithic temple ⓘ rock-cut chamber tomb ⓘ |
| developedAround | c. 5900 BC ⓘ |
| endedAround | c. 1500 BC ⓘ |
| flourished | c. 4000–2500 BC ⓘ |
| hasArtifact |
Sleeping Lady of Ħal Saflieni
NERFINISHED
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Venus of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ spiral relief carvings ⓘ stone altars ⓘ stone spheres ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
anthropomorphic figurines
ⓘ
fat lady statues ⓘ megalithic architecture ⓘ |
| hasBurialCustom |
collective burials
ⓘ
secondary burial practices ⓘ use of hypogea for burials ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPhase |
Borg in-Nadur phase
NERFINISHED
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Mġarr phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Saflieni phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarxien Cemetery phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarxien phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Ġgantija phase ⓘ Żebbuġ phase ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Early Bronze Age in Malta
ⓘ
Neolithic period in Malta ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Mnajdra temples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skorba temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarxien Temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Ta’ Ħaġrat temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Ġgantija temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum NERFINISHED ⓘ Ħaġar Qim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Neolithic cultures of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sleeping Lady figurine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
distinctive figurines ⓘ elaborate burial sites ⓘ hypogea ⓘ megalithic temples ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maltese Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | UNESCO World Heritage context ⓘ |
| religionOrBelief |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
fertility cults ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
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Neolithic ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.