Archaeology of Lebanon
Archaeology of Lebanon includes thousands of years of history ranging from
periods.Notable findings and sites
Lebanon features several important Paleolithic sites associated with
Industry names
R. Neuville and
Several early
Various other Neolithic industries have been found in Lebanon such as
One particularly vigorous culture identified at over forty sites by
The
Surveys and dating of prehistoric sites
Descriptions of some of the tells in the Beqaa Valley were published by A. Jirku in 1933, L. Burkhalter in 1948 and A. Kuschke in 1954, along with a map of the
Temples of Lebanon
Lebanon contains a diverse range of ruins and remains of
Damage to archaeological sites
During the
The mission also found that the main features of the World Heritage Site of Tyre, such as the
At a press conference revealing the results of the survey, Françoise Rivière, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Culture, reported on UNESCO's efforts during and after the fighting to draw the attention of both parties to their obligations to spare cultural heritage, as protected by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, to which both Lebanon and Israel are States Parties.[18]
The recent increase in pace of
As well as emphasizing the value of collaboration and a multidisciplinary approach for cultural heritage conservation, we should place a high priority on the return of illegally trafficked Lebanese artifacts.[21]
See also
- Levantine archaeology
- Museum of Lebanese Prehistory
- Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut
- National Museum of Beirut
- List of tells in lebanon
- Culture of Lebanon
- BAAL Journal
References
Notes
- ^ Kipfer, 2000, pp. 623, 632, 637, 647, 655.
- ^ a b Wedgeworth, 1993, p. 453.
- ^ a b c Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, pp. 40-43. Imprimerie Catholique. Retrieved 21 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fleisch, Henri., Les stations préhistoriques de montagne au Liban, VI' Congrès de l'UlSPP (Rome, 1962)
- ^ Howell, F., Upper Pleistocene Stratigraphy and Early Man in the Levant, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 103, 1959.
- ^ Garrod, D., The Natufian Culture ; the life and economy of a Mesolithic People of the Near East. Proceedings of the British Academy, vol 43, 1957.
- ^ a b Mellaart, James., Earliest Civilizations in the Near East, Thames and Hudson, London, 1965.
- ^ L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 50. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Fleisch, Henri., Notes de Préhistoire Libanaise : 1) Ard es Saoude. 2) La Bekaa Nord. 3) Un polissoir en plein air. BSPF, vol. 63.
- ^ Bulletin du Musée de Beyrouth, Volume 18, 1965.
- ^ Jirku, A., Neue Forschungen in Syrien und Palästina. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischer Gesellschaft, vol. 86, pp. 170, 1933.
- ^ Burkhalter, L., Bibliographie Préhistorique - Inventaire, Bulletin du Musée de Beyrouth, vol. 8, 1948.
- ^ Burkhalter, L., Bibliographie Préhistorique - Cartes et bibliographie, Bulletin du Musée de Beyrouth, vol. 9, 1949.
- ^ Kuschke, A., Beiträge zur Siedlungsgeschichte der Bika'. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Palastina-Vereins, vol. 70, pp. 104-129, 1954 (continued in vol. 71, pp. 97-110, 1955-56).
- ^ L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, pp. 16 & 17. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-84162-370-2. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ George Taylor (1971). The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré. Dar el-Machreq Publishers. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mission reports on war damage to cultural heritage in Lebanon". UNESCO. September 18, 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ a b Rob Sharp (2006-09-17). "Bombs shatter Lebanon's Roman legacy". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ ""Behind the destruction of Beirut's heritage" Shane Farrell, Now Lebanon, 4 July 2012". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ 2. Lina G. Tahan, “Trafficked Lebanese Antiquities: Can They Be Repatriated from European Museums?,” Penn State University Press, Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, 5, no. 1 (February 1, 2017): 27–35, https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.5.1.0027.
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