Tell Neba'a Litani Explained

Tell Neba'a Litani
Alternate Name:Neba'a Litani
Map Alt:1002m (3,287feet)
Location:9km (06miles) west of Baalbek
Region:Bekaa Valley
Type:Tell
Epochs:PPNB
Cultures:Neolithic
Excavations:1965-1966
Archaeologists:Lorraine Copeland,
Peter Wescombe
Condition:Ruins
Public Access:Yes

Tell Neba'a Litani or Neba'a Litani is a medium size tell 9km (06miles) west of Baalbek in the northern Beqaa Valley of Lebanon.[1] I It is located near the spring which is the main source of the Litani River at a height of 1002m (3,287feet). It was first studied by Lorraine Copeland and Peter Wescombe in 1965-1966 and is accessible via a road which turns from Hoch Barada to the left.[2] Materials recovered included flint tools such as scrapers and the blade from a segmented sickle. Pottery included burnished, painted and red-washed shards, some with incised decoration or lattice patterns. The material resembled finds from Byblos and Ard Tlaili leading Copeland and Wescombe to suggest a late Neolithic occupation for the tell that extended into the Bronze Age.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut. Lebanon). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph. 1966. Impr. catholique. 80.
  2. Book: Francis Hours. Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP). 1994. Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. 978-2-903264-53-6.
  3. Book: Moore, A.M.T.. The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished PhD Thesis. 1978. 436–442.