The National Museum of Archaeology is a Maltese archaeological museum located in Valletta, with artefacts from Maltese prehistory, Phoenician times and a notable numismatic collection. It is managed b
National Museum of Archaeology at Auberge de Provence
Sleeping Lady from Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
Corpulent figures from Ħaġar Qim
Red Skorba figurine
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literall
National Museum of Archaeology, Malta
…of the rock-cut tombs that were a characteristic of the early Neolithic period in Malta. Rock-cut tombs reached their climax in burials like the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and the Xagħra Stone Circle; photographs of both sites are displayed in the museum. These rooms show examples of architecture, human representation and…
The Hypogeum, photograph by Richard Ellis, before 1910
Limestone doorways
The Holy of Holies