Tell Mureibit

Tell Mureibit
Location 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Tyre, Lebanon
History
Periods Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic
Cultures Qaraoun culture
Site notes
Archaeologists E. Passemard
Public access Unknown

Tell Mureibit is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Tyre, Lebanon.[1] It is located in a wadi near Qasimiye, Qasimiyeh or Kasimiyeh on the north bank of the Litani river.[2] Material was collected by E. Passemard which is kept in the National Museum of Beirut. It consists of heavy, rough and usually bifacial tools of indeterminate date that has been likened to other Heavy Neolithic material of the Qaraoun culture.

References

  1. Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 139. Imprimerie Catholique. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. Robert Boulanger (1955). Lebanon, p. 184. Hachette. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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