Hadath, Mount Lebanon Explained

Hadat
Native Name:الحدث
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Lebanon
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baabda
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Ha:1,563
Elevation M:1,250
Population Density Km2:auto
Hadeth
Map Type:Lebanon
Location:7km (04miles) south southeast of Beirut, Lebanon
Region:Mount Lebanon Governorate
Epochs:Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic
Cultures:Qaraoun culture
Archaeologists:Auguste Bergy
Condition:built up
Public Access:Yes

Hadath (Arabic: الحدت) is a municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It borders the southern periphery of the Lebanese capital Beirut and is considered part of its metropolitan area.

The place includes a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site approximately 7km (04miles) south southeast of Beirut, on the road to Sidon.[1] [2] It was discovered and a collection made by Auguste Bergy from a spur near a ravine south of the last houses in the village. Heavy Neolithic material of the Qaraoun culture was found of an atypical variety with large, rough flakes including picks, choppers and cores. Some examples showed evidence of burin impacts and twisted forms. The area is now built up.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lorraine Copeland. P. Wescombe. Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 88 &89. 21 July 2011. 1965. Imprimerie Catholique.
  2. Book: Leila Tarazi Fawaz. An Occasion for War: Civil Conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. 5 September 2012. 6 February 1995. University of California Press. 978-0-520-20086-9. 184–.