6400 BC
Ancient/Prehistoric Malta
Mesolithic (6500–5400 BC)
Malta has been inhabited since 6400 BC initially by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, who were replaced by Neolithic farmers from Sicily around 5400 BC. These farmers practised mixed farming after clearing most of the existing conifer forest that dominated the islands, but their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable.
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5400 - 2350 BC
Ancient/Prehistoric Malta
Neolithic (5400 BC–2350 BC)
Neolithic Farmers from Sicily arrived on Malta by around 5400 BC, replacing the pre-existing hunter-gatherer population.
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3600 BC
Ancient/Prehistoric Malta
Ġgantija Temples
The Ġgantija temples on Gozo are among the world's oldest free-standing structures, predating Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.
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