Tell Deir

Tell Deir
	Shown within Lebanon
Location	7km north of Joub Jannine
Region	Bekaa Valley
Coordinates	33°41′31.9″N 35°47′40.9″E / 33.692194°N 35.794694°E
Type	Tell
History
Cultures	Neolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates	1954, 1957
Archaeologists	A. Kushke, Lorraine Copeland, Peter J. Wescombe
Condition	Ruins
Public access	Yes

Tell Deir (Arabic: تل دير, romanized: Tall Dayr) is an archaeological site approximately halfway between Joub Jannine and Chtaura in Lebanon, and a large landmark in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate). It dates at least to the Neolithic.^[1]^[2]

A large amount of Neolithic material was recovered from the site and it was studied by Lorraine Copeland and Peter Wescombe. The most plentiful types were large axes, adzes, picks, knives and scrapers. Some smaller burins were found along with sickles showing denticulation and segmentation. A few pottery sherds were found with burnishing and red washing. Finds resembled later Neolithic material found nearby and was also suggested to have been occupied in the Bronze Age.^[3]

References

^ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, pp.62. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 436–442.
^ Copeland, Lorraine, "Neolithic Village Sites in the South Beqaa Lebanon", Melanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut Lebanon) Volume 45, (Pages 83-114), 1969.

[(BeirutLebanon)1966-1] Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, pp.62. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[Moore-2] Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 436–442.

[3] Copeland, Lorraine, "Neolithic Village Sites in the South Beqaa Lebanon", Melanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut Lebanon) Volume 45, (Pages 83-114), 1969.

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