Tell Rayak

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Tell Rayak
Location 1 km northeast of Rayak
Region Bekaa Valley
Type Tell
History
Cultures Neolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates 1954, 1966
Archaeologists A. Kuschke, Lorraine Copeland, Peter J. Wescombe
Condition Ruins
Public access Yes

Tell Rayak is an archaeological site 1 km northeast of Rayak in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate). It dates at least to the Neolithic. [1]

Beqaa Governorate Place in Lebanon

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.

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References

  1. Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut; Lebanon) (1969). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, pp.81-82. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 25 March 2011.