Għar Dalam phase
Phase of Maltese prehistory
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The Għar Dalam phase, from approximately 5000 to 4100 BC,[1] is the first of the eleven phases of Maltese prehistory, representing the earliest phase of the Neolithic occupation of the islands. It is named for Għar Dalam, a cave in the Wied id-Dalam, near Birżebbuġa, in the south-east of the island.[2]
| Maltese prehistoric chronology (Based on recalibrated radiocarbon dating) | ||
| Period | Phase | Dates BC c. |
|---|---|---|
| Neolithic (5900–4100 BC) |
Għar Dalam | 5900–4500 BC |
| Grey Skorba | 4500–4400 BC | |
| Red Skorba | 4400–4100 BC | |
| Temple Period (4100–2500 BC) |
Żebbuġ | 4100–3800 BC |
| Mġarr | 3800–3600 BC | |
| Ġgantija | 3600–3000 BC | |
| Saflieni | 3300–3000 BC | |
| Tarxien | 3000–2500 BC | |
| Bronze Age (2500–700 BC) |
Tarxien Cemetery | 2500–1500 BC |
| Borġ in-Nadur | 1500–700 BC | |
| Baħrija | 900–700 BC | |
