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Tell El Ghassil

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Tell El Ghassil
Location11 km (6.8 mi) north northeast of Rayak
RegionBekaa Valley
TypeTell (mound)
History
CulturesChalcolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates1966
ArchaeologistsLorraine Copeland, Peter J. Wescombe
ConditionRuins
Public accessYes

Tell El Ghassil is an archaeological site located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north northeast of Rayak in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate) of Lebanon.

History

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It dates at least to the Chalcolithic period.[1] See finds of the Middle Bronze and Tomb 1, followed by the Late Bronze I.[2][3] Among finds are Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware.

References

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  1. ^ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, pp.54. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ^ Genz, Hermann (January 2013). "Middle Bronze Age Pottery from Tell Hizzin, Lebanon". Berytus 53-54, 2010-2011.
  3. ^ Badre, Leila (1982). "Tell el-Ghassil : Tomb 1". MOM Éditions. 12 (1): 123–132.