Nabi Zair

Nabi Zair
Nabi Zair
Location 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) northwest of Anjar, Lebanon
History
Periods Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic
Cultures Qaraoun culture
Site notes
Archaeologists Auguste Bergy
Public access Unknown

Nabi Zair is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) northwest of Anjar, Lebanon. The site was discovered by Auguste Bergy who found an abundance of flints spread across a wide area around the road between Beirut and Damascus.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 444–446. http://ancientneareast.tripod.com/185.html. 
  2. ^ L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon. Impr. Catholique. http://books.google.com/books?id=qhPRQwAACAAJ. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 

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