Ras Baalbek (Rock Shelter)

Ras Baalbek (Rock Shelter)
	:ar: رأس بعلبك (مأوى صخري أثري)
	location in Lebanon
Location	26 km (16 mi) North-east of Baalbek
Region	Bekaa Valley
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] 34°15′36″N 36°25′25″E / 34.259912°N 36.423723°E
Type	Rock Shelter
History
Periods	PPNB
Cultures	Neolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates	1965-1966, 1970
Archaeologists	Lorraine Copeland,; Peter Wescombe,; Jacques Besançon
Condition	Ruins
Public access	Yes

Short description: Rock shelter in Lebanon

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

↑ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1968). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Impr. catholique. https://books.google.com/books?id=kEA_AQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
↑ Francis Hours (1994). Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP). Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. ISBN 978-2-903264-53-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=KlZtAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

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[(BeirutLebanon)1968-1] Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1968). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Impr. catholique. https://books.google.com/books?id=kEA_AQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

[Hours1994-2] Francis Hours (1994). Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP). Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. ISBN 978-2-903264-53-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=KlZtAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 24 March 2011.