Tell Deir (Arabic: تل دير, romanizedTall 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]

Tell Deir
Tell Deir is located in Lebanon
Tell Deir
Shown within Lebanon
Location7km north of Joub Jannine
RegionBekaa Valley
Coordinates33°41′31.9″N 35°47′40.9″E / 33.692194°N 35.794694°E / 33.692194; 35.794694
TypeTell
History
CulturesNeolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates1954, 1957
ArchaeologistsA. Kushke, Lorraine Copeland, Peter J. Wescombe
ConditionRuins
Public accessYes

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

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  1. ^ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, pp.62. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  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 Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis.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.