Ġgantija Archaeological Park

The Ġgantija Archaeological Park complex is a unique prehistoric monument situated at the centre of an extraordinary archaeological landscape, the Xagħra plateau on the island of Gozo. The site consists of two structures built in the Late Neolithic period between 3,800 and 2,000B.C. Notwithstanding its age, the monument survives in a considerably good state of preservation. The Neolithic builders made use of both locally sourced Globigerina and Coralline Limestone. The hard-wearing Coralline Limestone is used extensively at Ġgantija, while the softer Globigerina Limestone is reserved for inner furnishings, such as doorways, altars and decorative slabs. The site’s two structures have separate entrances and are enclosed within a common outer megalithic wall. Each unit consists of a number of apses flanking a central corridor. Two plaster fragments with red ochre, now on display at the Interpretation Centre, suggest that the internal walls were plastered and painted over. Entrance to the Ġ