Location | between Halba and Adbe, Lebanon |
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Region | Akkar Governorate |
Coordinates | 34°32′25″N 36°05′19″E / 34.540278°N 36.088611°E |
History | |
Periods | Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic |
Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | R. Wetzel, J. Haller, Lorraine Copeland |
Public access | Yes |
The Akkar plain foothills are the location of several surface archaeological sites found between Halba and Adbe in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. [1]
The sites were found in neogene conglomerates above the 200 metres (660 ft) contour on Louis Dubertret's geological map and mentioned by R. Wetzel and J. Haller in 1945. [2] The materials found were described as "Gros bifaces" along with other roughouts. The tools were originally classified as Chelleo-Acheullean however Lorraine Copeland suggested them reclassified as a Heavy Neolithic assemblage of the Qaraoun culture in light of more modern research. [1]