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Tell Mureibit

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Tell Mureibit
Location8 kilometres (5 mi) north ofTyre, Lebanon
History
PeriodsHeavy Neolithic,Neolithic
CulturesQaraoun culture
Site notes
ArchaeologistsE. Passemard
Public accessUnknown

Tell Mureibitis aHeavy Neolithicarchaeological site approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north ofTyre, Lebanon.[1]It is located in awadinearQasimiye,QasimiyehorKasimiyehon the north bank of theLitaniriver.[2]Material was collected by E. Passemard which is kept in theNational Museum of Beirut.It consists of heavy, rough and usually bifacial tools of indeterminate date that has been likened to otherHeavy Neolithicmaterial of theQaraoun culture.

References

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  1. ^Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965).Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 139.Imprimerie Catholique.Retrieved21 July2011.
  2. ^Robert Boulanger (1955).Lebanon, p. 184.Hachette.Retrieved5 September2012.