| Alternative name | Amlaq el Qatih |
|---|---|
| Location | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of Baaloul, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Qaraoun, Lebanon |
| History | |
| Periods | Heavy Neolithic |
| Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1955 |
| Archaeologists | Henri Fleisch, Maurice Tallon |
| Public access | Unknown |
Amlaq Qatih or Amlaq el Qatih is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture that is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of Baaloul, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Qaraoun, Lebanon.[1][2]
The site was discovered and collections made by Henri Fleisch and Maurice Tallon in 1955. Materials recovered were found to be of a cream-coloured, cherty type of flint and were suggested to date from Acheulian, Heavy Neolithic and normal Neolithic periods and included a few Levallois cores.[2]
References
- ^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 444–446.
- ^ a b L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 22. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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| Towns and villages |  | |
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- Aadloun II
- Akkar plain foothills
- Akbiyeh
- Al-Bireh
- Amlaq Qatih
- Ard Saouda
- Baidar ech Chamout
- Beit Mery II
- Bustan Birke
- Dakoue
- Dekwaneh II
- Douris, Lebanon
- Douwara
- Flaoui
- Fadous Sud
- Hadeth south
- Jbaa
- Jdeideh I
- Jdeideh II
- Jebel Aabeby
- Kamid al lawz I
- Kefraya
- Kfar Tebnit
- Khallet Michte I
- Khallet Michte II
- Khallet el Hamra
- Mejdel Anjar I
- Moukhtara
- Mtaileb I
- Nabi Zair
- Plain of Zgharta
- Qaraoun I
- Qaraoun II
- Rayak North
- Sarepta
- Sidon III
- Taire II
- Tayibe
- Tell Ain el Meten
- Tell Khardane
- Tell Mureibit
- Tell Zenoub
- Wadi Boura
- Wadi Koura
- Wadi Yaroun
- Wadi al-Far'a
- Wadi Sallah
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