Ras Baalbek I
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| ورأس بعلبك | |
 Shown within Lebanon
|
|
| Location | 26 kilometres (16 mi) North-east of Baalbek |
|---|---|
| Region | Bekaa Valley |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Type | Rock Shelter |
| History | |
| Periods | PPNB |
| Cultures | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1965-1966, 1970 |
| Archaeologists | Lorraine Copeland, Peter Wescombe, Jacques Besançon |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Ras Baalbek I (Arabic: ورأس بعلبك) is a rock shelter 500 metres (1,600 ft) east of Ras Baalbek in the northern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.[1] It sits north of the Wadi Teniyet er-Râs valley at a height of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). It was first discovered by Lorraine Copeland and Peter Wescombe in 1965-1966. It was later excavated by Jacques Besançon in 1970.[2] Retouched blades along with a pressure-flaked arrowhead and a burin were found dated to the Neolithic period.
References
|
Capital: Baalbek
|
||
| Towns and villages |
|
 |
