The Mġarr phase is one of the eleven phases of Maltese prehistory. It is named for the town of

Mġarr Mġarr ( mt, L-Imġarr), formerly known as ''Mgiarro'', is a village in the Northern Region of Malta. Mġarr is a typical rural village situated in an isolated region, west of Mosta. It is surrounded with rich farmland and vineyards. Many of it ...

, in the west of the island, where pottery older than the Ta' Ħaġrat temple complex was found. The Mġarr phase, approximately 3800-3600 BCE, follows the Żebbuġ phase in the Temple period, and precedes the three phases, the

Ġgantija Ġgantija (, "Giantess") is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers er ...

, Saflieni and

Tarxien phase 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 ...

s, during which the principal

megalithic temples of Malta The Megalithic Temples of Malta ( mt, It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta) are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island coun ...

were built.

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Neolithic cultures of Europe Pre-Indo-Europeans Megalithic Temples of Malta Maltese prehistory Archaeological cultures of Southern Europe Archaeological cultures in Malta {{Malta-stub