| Akbiyeh | |
| Location: | 12km (07miles) south of Sidon, Lebanon |
| Type: | black soil area |
| Epochs: | Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic |
| Cultures: | Qaraoun culture |
| Excavations: | 1894 |
| Archaeologists: | Godefroy Zumoffen |
| Condition: | under cultivation |
| Public Access: | Yes |
Akbiyeh is an archaeological site approximately 12km (07miles) south of Sidon, northeast of Ain Kantarah in Lebanon.[1] The area of black soil around 600m (2,000feet) by 30m (100feet) was found by Godefroy Zumoffen in 1894.[2] Material recovered is in the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory including four bifaces of Lower Paleolithic form along with a variety of material suggested to be Middle Paleolithic and Heavy Neolithic of the Qaraoun culture. These include a number of rectangular picks, rough cores and flakes in various conditions. The site is now under cultivation.[3]