The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, an underground cemetery used by Malta’s prehistoric society, is an exceptional prehistoric monument testifying to the artistic and architectural accomplishments of this ...

1979: expert mission on climatology and hydrology; 1980: expert mission in hydrology ; 1990: expert mission to examine the ventilation system ; August 1994: UNESCO mission 1990 Expert Mission Report, ...

When one of his colleagues blew on a horn inside the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, an ancient, underground burial complex on the Mediterranean island of Malta, archaeologist Fernando Coimbra felt the sound ...

This month, one of the world’s best preserved prehistoric sites — a 6,000-year-old underground burial chamber on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta — reopened to the public. Last June, Hal ...

An international team of scientists is to come to Malta to study the hypogeum of Hal Saflieni, which is believed to be the oldest prehistoric underground temple in the world. The focus of their ...

A €324,000 grant from Norway has made possible the 3D documentation of Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, a world heritage site Tourism Minister Mario de Marco said this ...

South of the Three Cities, Maltese history comes alive in stone and beneath the earth, showcasing sanctuaries carved with remarkable precision. Just a ten-minute walk apart in the town of Paola, these ...

The Committee was informed by the Secretariat that the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni has now been closed for three years and the air-conditioning works, partly financed by the World Heritage Fund, which ...