Tell Dibbine
Ijon | |
| Alternative name | Ijon |
|---|---|
| Location | 2km north of Marjayoun |
| Region | Nabatieh Governorate |
| Type | Tell |
| History | |
| Builder | Ijonians |
| Founded | Around 10,000BC -8,000 BC |
| Abandoned | About 700 BC |
| Cultures | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1927, 1933, 1954, 1957, |
| Archaeologists | R. Saidah, A. Kushke, Lorraine Copeland, Peter J. Wescombe |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell Dibbine is an archaeological site 2 km north of Marjayoun in the plain of El Marj in the Nabatieh Mohafazat (Governorate). It dates at least to the Neolithic.[1] It was also known in the ancient world as Ijon. Many artifacts have been found including statues (currently lost), columns, and many more... The people of the tell knew how to make potter as well as farming. Though today it is abandoned..
References
- ^ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, p.63. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
Bibliography
- Guérin, Victor (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale. (p. 280)
- Robinson, Edward; Smith, Eli (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster. (p. 375)
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