Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum. The Hypogeum is an enormous subterranean structure excavated c. 2500 B.C., using cyclopean rigging to lift huge blocks of coralline...
80 months ago

The complex of excavated cave chambers includes a temple, cemetery and funeral hall.
90 months ago

It is said that standing in the Hypogeum is like being inside a giant bell. At certain pitches, one feels the sound vibrating in bone and tissue as much as...
7 months ago

Local students experience replica of Malta's Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum, a historic underground sound chamber.
73 months ago

A prehistoric necropolis yields clues to the ancient use of sound and its effect on human brain activity. Researchers detected the presence...
125 months ago

Going to Malta, an intriguing and historic isle in the center of the Mediterranean? Be sure to reserve tickets way in advance for the amazing necropolis.
178 months ago

To say that I arrived in Malta, at the cusp of the pandemic in 2020, like a dreamer, or like a child escaping the trappings of a parental...
3 months ago

Maltese society has been molded by centuries of foreign rule by various powers, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Sicilians, Swabians,...
100 months ago

Archaeoacoustic Analysis of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in Malta Prof.agg. Paolo Debertolis, Dr. Fernando Coimbra, Linda Eneix Abstract Recently we studied...
81 months ago

The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum is to re-open to the public on 15 May, after having been closed for months to allow for conservation works.
92 months ago