Ta 'Ċenċ dolmen
The small Ta 'Cenc dolmen (also called Wied Ħanżira dolmen) are located on the eponymous mountain range near Sannat on the south coast of the island of Gozo, which belongs to Malta . On the north side of Ta 'Cenc, looking towards Xewkija , there are three megalithic systems from the early Bronze Age "Tarxien Cemetery phase" (2500–1500 BC) In Maltese, dolmens are referred to as l-imsaqqfa (provided with a roof) . They consist of a roughly hewn capstone, which is supported on two or three sides by supporting stones, which usually lie on one of their long narrow sides. The bedrock is worked out under the middle, so that a pit up to 60 cm deep was created. The dolmens were used as burial sites (for cremation graves). The closest parallels can be found in Apulia and Sicily , as far as the simple shape is concerned, also on the Golan .
The Ta 'Cenc Dolmen
- Id-Dura tal-Imramma ( Lage ) is a typical small Maltese dolmen with a capstone of 1.5 × 0.9 m.
- Id-Dura tax-Xaghra L-Kbira ( location ) nearby is also a typical Maltese dolmen , with a capstone supported by two blocks.
- Id-Dura tal-Mara ( location ), 600 m east, is a similar but larger dolmen. Its capstone, supported by smaller stones, measures 2.25 × 1.8 m and is 0.45 m thick.
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