Skorba temples
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The Skorba temples are a prehistoric megalithic temple complex in Malta, notable for providing crucial archaeological evidence about the earliest phases of Maltese temple-building culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
megalithic temple complex ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFinds |
animal bones
ⓘ
figurines ⓘ pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Maltese megalithic temple architecture ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
Neolithic period
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Temple period (Malta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| countryISOCode | MT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Maltese temple culture ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | David H. Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestConstructionDate | c. 4850 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | David H. Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
eastern temple
ⓘ
village remains ⓘ western temple ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| includedIn | UNESCO World Heritage Site "Megalithic Temples of Malta" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latestConstructionDate | c. 2500 BC ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mġarr, Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Żebbiegħ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorExcavationsEnd | 1963 ⓘ |
| majorExcavationsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| managedBy | Heritage Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
coralline limestone
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globigerina limestone ⓘ limestone ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Ta' Ħaġrat temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly southeast ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maltese megalithic temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodRepresented |
Mġarr phase
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Saflieni phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarxien phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Ġgantija phase ⓘ Żebbuġ phase ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for earliest phases of Maltese temple-building culture
ⓘ
provides stratified sequence of Maltese Neolithic pottery ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 132 ⓘ |
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