Date: 3300-3000 BCE
Period: Neolithic
Phase: Tarxien
Location: Salina Bay, Malta
Access: Private property. Some megaliths can be seen from the road.
Site details
Tal-Qadi Temple has a four-apse-plus-niche layout but only the remains of two apses, the niche and some paving slabs are still intact. A few megaliths have been removed from their original position.
Finds
Star tablet
Fragments of figurines
Pestle and whetstone
Orientation
Only temple - north east
Interesting facts
The 'star tablet' currently on display in the National Museum of Archaeology is thought to have been part of a circular stone used for astronomical observations. There are several theories as to how it was used.
At the time Tal-Qadi was built, it would have sat on a hill overlooking an ancient shoreline since the sea from Salina Bay came much further inland at that time.