Duris, Lebanon
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Douris, Lebanon
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| Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
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| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1957, 1966, 1997 |
| Archaeologists | M. Billaux, Henri Fleisch, Maurice Tallon, Lorraine Copeland |
| Public access | Unknown |
Duris (also Dūris, or DûrisBekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is the site of a 13th-century Muslim shrine and a necropolis from the late Roman Imperial period that is currently undergoing archaeological investigation.[3]
History
An archaeological site which is not on the tell near the village exists 1 km (1 mi) southwest of Duris at the north of a
Maakne. The larger pieces were patinated to white, appearing to represent different periods. Three Levallois flakes were found in 1966 by Lorraine Copeland.[4]
The Qubbat Duris was built in AD 1243 (
Ayyubid era.[3] Its sarcophagus was raised or left standing to serve as a mihrab, helping to direct prayer towards Mecca.[6] Its columns were probably removed from the ruins of nearby Baalbek and are assembled haphazardly, one being upside-down.[7]
In 1838,
Maronite village in the Baalbek District.[8]
Gallery
![An engraving of the qubbat with Duris in the background (c. 1878)[6]](/File:Kubbet_Duris.png){kind=small}
See also
References
- ^ Robinson (1856), p. 504.
- ^ "Doris Municipality", Baalbeck Municipalities Union.
- ^ a b c "Late Antique Necropolis in Baalbek Douris (Lebanon)", Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Berlin: German Archaeological Institute, 2015.
- ^ L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, pp. 29-30. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ Jamil (1948), p. 281.
- ^ a b Jessup (1881), p. 452.
- ^ De Saulcy (1853), p. 639.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 145
Bibliography
- De Saulcy, Louis Félicien J. Caignart (1853), Narrative of a Journey round the Dead Sea and in the Bible Lands in 1850 and 1851, vol. II, London: Bradbury & Evans for Richard Bentley.
- Jamil, Rouhi (1948), Beirut and the Republic of Lebanon, The Green Guides, Librairie Universelle.
- Jessup, Samuel (1881), "The Wady Barada", Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt, Division II, New York: D. Appleton & Co, pp. 444–452.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
- Robinson, E. (1856), Later Biblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions. A Journal of Travels in the Year 1852 by E. Robinson, E. Smith, and Others, Boston: Crocker & Brewster
External links
- Douris, Localiban
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