Ras Baalbek (Rock Shelter)
ar: رأس بعلبك (مأوى صخري أثري)
Ras Baalbek I
Ras Baalbek I
location in Lebanon
Location26 km (16 mi) North-east of Baalbek
RegionBekaa Valley
Coordinates34°15′36″N 36°25′25″E / 34.259912°N 36.423723°E / 34.259912; 36.423723
TypeRock Shelter
History
PeriodsPPNB
CulturesNeolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates1965-1966, 1970
ArchaeologistsLorraine Copeland,
Peter Wescombe,
Jacques Besançon
ConditionRuins
Public accessYes

Ras Baalbek I (Arabic: رأس بعلبك) is a rock shelter 500 m (1,600 ft) east of Ras Baalbek in the northern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.[1] It sits north of the Wadi Teniyet er-Râs valley at a height of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It was first discovered by Lorraine Copeland and Peter Wescombe in 1965–1966. It was later excavated by Jacques Besançon in 1970.[2] Retouched blades along with a pressure-flaked arrowhead and a burin were found dated to the Neolithic period.

References

  1. ↑ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1968). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Francis Hours (1994). Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP). Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. ISBN 978-2-903264-53-6. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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