Tell Bar Elias

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Tell Bar Elias
Location 2km north of Bar Elias
Region Bekaa Valley
Type Tell
History
Cultures Early Bronze Age
Site notes
Excavation dates 1933, 1966
Archaeologists R. Saidah, A. Kushke, A. Jirku, Lorraine Copeland, Peter J. Wescombe
Condition Ruins
Public access Yes

Tell Bar Elias is an archaeological site 2 km north of the Chtaura to Damascus road in the centre of the village of Bar Elias in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate). It dates at least to the Early Bronze Age. [1]

Chtaura Place in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon

Chtaura is a town in Lebanon in the fertile Beqaa valley located between the Mount Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. It is located halfway on the Beirut - Damascus highway. It is located 44 km from Beirut.

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References

  1. ↑ Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, pp.61. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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