Tahun ben Aissa
| Location | Beqaa Valley, Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Type | Tell |
| Part of | Settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1965-1966 |
| Archaeologists | Lorraine Copeland, Peter J. Wescombe |
| Condition | ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Tahun ben Aissa is an archaeological site about 3.5 kilometres southwest of Joub Jannine in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.[1][2]
This archaeological site, located on the left bank of the Litani was studied in 1965-66 by Lorraine Copeland and Peter Wescombe. Materials found included flints used for heavy chopping including trapezoidal, oval and rectangular shaped axes. A few sickle blades with fine denticulation along with some scrapers and an oval shaped arrowhead were found. Analysis of the recovered materials enabled Jacques Cauvin and Marie-Claire Cauvin to suggest that the site was contemporary with the earliest neolithic levels at Byblos.[3]
References
- ^ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1966). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ Copeland, Lorraine, "Neolithic Village Sites in the South Beqaa Lebanon", Melanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut Lebanon) Volume 45, (Pages 83-114), 1969.
- ^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 436–442.
