Khallet el Hamra
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| Alternative name | Khallet Hamra |
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| Location | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of Ain Ebel, Lebanon |
| Region | Nabatieh Governorate |
| Coordinates | 33°07′14″N 35°18′03″E / 33.1206°N 35.3008°E |
| History | |
| Periods | Heavy Neolithic, Acheulean |
| Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Paul Bovier-Lapierre, Henri Fleisch |
| Public access | Yes |
Khallet el Hamra or Khallet Hamra is a ravine or wadi joining the larger Wadi Yaroun located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of Ain Ebelin the Bint Jbeil District of Nabatieh Governorate in Lebanon.[1][2]
A
assemblage consisting of predominantly "abundant" Heavy Neolithic tools of the Qaraoun culture.[1]
References
- ^ a b L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 40. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ de Morgan, J., La préhistoire orientale, volume 3, p. 12, III, Paris, 1927.
- ^ Bovier-Lapierre, Paul., Stations préhistoriques du Beled Becharra (Hte Galilée), La Géographie, vol. 17, p. 77, 1908.
- ^ Karge, P., Rephaim: Die Vorgeschichtliche Kultur Palästinas und Phöniziens, p. 43, Paderborn (First edition), 1917-1918.
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Capital: Bint Jbeil | ||
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