Heritage Malta is extending its discount scheme this month while introducing new combo tickets and marking Valentine’s Day with a special offer.
The 50 per cent discount on the Multi-site Ticket will remain in effect until the end of February. Admittance to the Hypogeum will be at half price between February 5 and 14, as a special Valentine’s offer. Online bookings may only be made between the mentioned dates.
Following the success of the Harbour Combo ticket, Heritage Malta has launched the Rabat Combo – covering the Domvs Romana, the National Museum of Natural History and St Paul’s Catacombs – and the Prehistoric Combo, covering Ħaġar Qim Park, Tarxien Temples, Għar Dalam and Borġ in-Nadur .
The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum skulls, which have captured popular imagination since they were unearthed at the beginning of the past century, are on display at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.
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The skulls have long generated debate and interest due to the fact that Sir Temi Zammit described them as being “of the long-headed type” during excavations in the first decade of the 20th century.
On Monday the National Heritage Ministry said that people often ask to see the “elongated skulls” and several film crews have included them into narratives that feature extra-terrestrial creatures.
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Unexpected Discovery of the Lady of Baza in Granada
The Lady of Baza was discovered in 1971 by Francisco José Presedo, a Spanish archaeologist. In July that year, Presedo was excavating in a pre-Roman necropolis called Cerro del Santuario, which is situated to the north of Baza, in Granada, the south of Spain. As the excavations were going on, a worker’s tool struck something hard in the ground. Initially, the object looked like a piece of colored rock. Presedo was called to inspect the object. More earth was removed, and the face of a woman soon emerged. Eventually, a seated statue measuring 1.2 m (4 feet) in height was unearthed. The statue became known as the Lady of Baza.