During 1998, a tomb belonging to the Zebbug phase came
to light and was excavated scientifically. The
bones found in the chambers have been described as belonging
to an "unnaturally healthy" community. On site analysis of the bones, led
to the conclusion that the death were probably buried by inhumation. The
bones found, together with remains of pottery and stone implements, also
revealed that when the funerary chambers were full, they were cleared and
new burials placed again on the bottom of the chamber.
These burial remains at Gozo have also been described
as one of the earliest communal burial places in the Mediterranean.
The site was open to the public on two occasions. The
above photograph, taken during one of these
visits, shows the shaft leading to the two burial chambers
which know their origins to about 6000 years
ago( three openings are visible because the roof of the
western tomb is collapsed).
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