Tarxien phase

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The Tarxien phase is one of the eleven phases of Maltese prehistory. It is named for the temple complex discovered near the village of Ħal Tarxien, and now recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The Tarxien phase, from approximately 3000 to 2500 BCE,{{Cite journal |last=Bonanno |first=Anthony |year=1993 |title=Tarxien and Tarxien Cemetery. Break or Continuity between Temple Period and Bronze Age in Malta? |journal=Mediterraneo |volume=3 |pages=35–47|s2cid=163883175 }} follows the Saflieni phase and is the last phase of the Temple period, during which the principal megalithic temples of Malta were built.