Tell Zeitoun Explained

Tell Zeitoun
Alternate Name:Tell Dnaibe
Map Type:Lebanon
Map Alt:900m (3,000feet)
Location:8km (05miles) southwest of Rashaya
Region:Bekaa Valley
Coordinates:33.4667°N 35.7333°W
Type:Tell
Built:6900 - 5800 cal. BC
Epochs:PPNB
Cultures:Neolithic
Excavations: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 archaeological site 8km (05miles) southwest of Rashaya in Lebanon at an altitude of 900m (3,000feet).

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Besançon, J. & Hours, F., Quelques sites prehistoriques nouveaux dans la Beqaa, Melanges de l'Universite Saint Joseph, 44, 75-84, 1968.
  2. Kuschke A., 1954, Beitraege zur Siedlungsgeschichte der Biqa' 1, ZDPV 70 : 104-129.
  3. Book: Francis Hours. Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP). 1994. Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. 978-2-903264-53-6.