Ras Baalbek I

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Ras Baalbek I is a rock shelter 500 m (1,600 ft) east of Ras Baalbek in the northern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. It sits north of the Wadi Teniyet er-Râs valley at a height of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It was first discovered by Lorraine Copeland and Peter Wescombe in 1965–1966. It was later excavated by Jacques Besançon in 1970. Retouched blades along with a pressure-flaked arrowhead and a burin were found dated to the Neolithic period.

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human settlement, archaeological site, rock shelterQ822

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Location: 34.2599, 36.4237, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
11 places

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  • Deir Mar Maroun
    cave in Lebanon
  • Macil ed Debes
  • Ras Baalbek I
    human settlement in Lebanon
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
  • Nachcharini
    cave in Lebanon
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    sitecaveDeir Mar Marounarchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveMacil ed DebescaveWikidata
    sitecaveRas Baalbek Ihuman settlement, rock shelter, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecave6199Nachchariniarchaeological site, caveWikidata