Tell Ablah

Tell Ablah
Location	3km west of Rayak
Region	Bekaa Valley
Type	Tell
History
Cultures	Neolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates	1965
Archaeologists	Lorraine Copeland, Peter J. Wescombe
Condition	Ruins
Public access	Yes

Last updated February 26, 2019

Tell Aalaq is an archaeological site 3k west of Rayak in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate). It dates at least to the Neolithic or Chalcolithic.^[1]

Beqaa is a governorate in Lebanon.

The Neolithic, the final division of the Stone Age, began about 12,000 years ago when the first development of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East, and later in other parts of the world. The division lasted until the transitional period of the Chalcolithic from about 6,500 years ago, marked by the development of metallurgy, leading up to the Bronze Age and Iron Age. In Northern Europe, the Neolithic lasted until about 1700 BC, while in China it extended until 1200 BC. Other parts of the world remained broadly in the Neolithic stage of development, although this term may not be used, until European contact.

The Chalcolithic, a name derived from the Greek: χαλκός khalkós, "copper" and from λίθος líthos, "stone" or Copper Age, also known as the Eneolithic or Aeneolithic is an archaeological period which researchers usually regard as part of the broader Neolithic. In the context of Eastern Europe, archaeologists often prefer the term "Eneolithic" to "Chalcolithic" or other alternatives.

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References

↑ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, pp.54. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

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[(BeirutLebanon)1966-1] Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, pp.54. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.