← MonumentsNeolithic / Bronze Age📍 Ħal Tarxien⚡ 1-MINUTE READ
Ancient art had spirals. And pigs.
Carved animals and changing uses make Tarxien more than a pile of stones.
A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.🗿Neolithic / Bronze AgeĦal Tarxien
History illustration. Check the sources below to explore the evidence.Set the scene.
The Tarxien complex contains four megalithic structures. Carved decoration includes spirals and recognisable domestic animals.
Here’s the twist.
Later Bronze Age communities reused parts of the site as a cremation cemetery. One location can preserve very different kinds of activity.
Why it still matters.
That is why archaeologists separate phases carefully. A wall, a carving and a burial do not necessarily explain the same chapter.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.
