Amlaq Qatih

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Amalq Qatih
Alternative nameAmlaq el Qatih
Location2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of Baaloul, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Qaraoun, Lebanon
History
PeriodsHeavy Neolithic
CulturesQaraoun culture
Site notes
Excavation dates1955
ArchaeologistsHenri Fleisch, Maurice Tallon
Public accessUnknown

Amlaq Qatih or Amlaq el Qatih is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture that is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of Baaloul, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Qaraoun, Lebanon.[1][2]

The site was discovered and collections made by

Acheulian, Heavy Neolithic and normal Neolithic periods and included a few Levallois cores.[2]

References

  1. ^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 444–446.
  2. ^ a b L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 22. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 29 August 2011.