Tell Zeitoun
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| Alternate name | Tell Dnaibe |
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| Location | 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Rashaya |
| Region | Bekaa Valley |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Type | Tell |
| History | |
| Founded | 6900 - 5800 cal. BC |
| Periods | PPNB |
| Cultures | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1954, 1966, 1968 |
| Archaeologists | Kuschke A Lorraine Copeland J. King Jacques Besançon Francis Hours |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell Zeitoun also called Tell Dnaibe, is an arcaheological site 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Rashaya in Lebanon at an altitude of 900 metres (3,000 ft).
It is situated in the valley of the Upper Hasbani (Wadi el-Fatir) on the right bank, north-east of the village of Dnaibe, east of the road.[1] It was first recorded by A. Kuschke in 1954 followed by Lorraine Copeland and J. King in 1966 and lastly by Jacques Besançon and Francis Hours in 1968.[2] Besançon recovered a fragment from an arrowhead a pick or hammer and a serrated sickle blade. These gave a very slight dating suggesting Ubaid occupation equivalent to early neolithic Byblos.[3]
