Ras Baalbek I
رأس بعلبك
Ras Baalbek I
Ras Baalbek I
location in Lebanon
Location26 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 / 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. 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. Retouched blades along with a pressure-flaked arrowhead and a burin were found dated to the Neolithic period.


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