Tell Zeitoun
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Alternate name | Tell Dnaibe |
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Location | 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Rashaya |
Region | Bekaa Valley |
Coordinates | 33°28′00″N 35°44′00″E / 33.466667°N 35.733333°E |
Type | Tell |
History | |
Founded | 6900 - 5800 cal. BC |
Periods | PPNB |
Cultures | Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1954, 1966, 1968 |
Archaeologists |
Kuschke A Lorraine Copeland J. King Jacques Besançon Francis Hours |
Condition | Ruins |
Public access | Yes |
Tell Zeitoun also called Tell Dnaibe, is an arcaheological site 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Rashaya in Lebanon at an altitude of 900 metres (3,000 ft).
It is situated in the valley of the Upper Hasbani (Wadi el-Fatir) on the right bank, north-east of the village of Dnaibe, east of the road.[1] It was first recorded by A. Kuschke in 1954 followed by Lorraine Copeland and J. King in 1966 and lastly by Jacques Besançon and Francis Hours in 1968.[2] Besançon recovered a fragment from an arrowhead a pick or hammer and a serrated sickle blade. These gave a very slight dating suggesting Ubaid occupation equivalent to early neolithic Byblos.[3]
References
- ↑ Besançon, J. & Hours, F., Quelques sites prehistoriques nouveaux dans la Beqaa, Melanges de l'Universite Saint Joseph, 44, 75-84, 1968.
- ↑ Kuschke A., 1954, Beitraege zur Siedlungsgeschichte der Biqa' 1, ZDPV 70 : 104-129.
- ↑ Francis Hours (1994). Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP). Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. ISBN 978-2-903264-53-6. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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