Il-Bidni Dolmen
The somewhat disturbed Il-Bidni Dolmen is inaccessible on private property west of Marsaskala in the east of the island of Malta . It is one of probably several dolmens that were located in the area south of the Way of the Cross of the Tad-Dawl Chapel near Bidni.
The capstone of the Il-Bidni Dolmen measures approximately 2.4 × 1.8 m and is 0.3 m thick. It is supported on three sides by stone blocks and was pierced with a 14 cm hole in an attempt to split it.
In Maltese, dolmens are called l-imsaqqfa (with a roof). They consist of a roughly hewn capstone, which is supported on two or three sides by supporting stones, which usually stand on the long narrow sides. The bedrock is worked out under the middle, so that a pit up to 60 cm deep was created. The dolmens served as burial sites (for cremation graves) and come from the early Bronze Age "Tarxien Cemetery Phase" (2500–1500 BC). The closest parallels can be found in Apulia and Sicily , in terms of the simple shape, also on the Golan .
See also
- Il-Gebla ta 'Sasuna on Gozo
- Ta 'Cenc Dolmen in Gozo
- Ta 'Hammud Dolmen
- Wied Filep Dolmen
- Wied Znuber Dolmen
literature
- Joachim von Freeden: Malta and the architecture of its megalithic temples. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1993, ISBN 3-534-11012-9 .
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Coordinates: 35 ° 52 ′ 3.8 ″ N , 14 ° 33 ′ 17.1 ″ E