Organisation Information
XAGĦRA STONE CIRCLE
Triq il-Qaċċa, Xagħra, Gozo
The Xagħra Stone Circle is an underground funerary complex, situated in Xagħra on the Maltese island of Gozo. It was first discovered by John Otto Bayer in the 1820s and rediscovered in 1964 after Gozitan researcher Joe Attard Tabone examined a painting by Charles Brochtorff in the National Library in Valletta.
The site was excavated by a joint team from the University of Malta, the Maltese Museums Department and the University of Cambridge. The excavation uncovered the burial ground of the same community which practiced its rituals in the nearby Ggantija Temples, dating principally to the period from 3000 to 2500 BC.
The most notable discoveries include more than 200,000 human bones and prehistoric art relating to the builders of the prehistoric Maltese temples.
An earlier chambered tomb on site dates to the period between 4100 and 3800 BC.
This site is open by appointment only.
Contact Information
- Contact: Heritage Malta
- Phone: +356 22954000
- Phone: +356 21564188
- Fax: +356 21222900
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.heritagemalta.org
Facilities & Services
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Countryside Location
General Information
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