Riha Station is a hill with a thin, occupational Shepherd Neolithic archaeological site located between the villages of Chaat and Knaisse, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northwest of Baalbek in Lebanon.[1][2]
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| Location | 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northwest of Baalbek, Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°07′33″N 36°12′42″E / 34.125833°N 36.211667°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Shepherd Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1966 |
| Archaeologists | Frank Skeels, Laure Skeels |
| Public access | Yes |
The site was found by Frank Skeels and Laure Skeels in 1966, who collected some work flints that were passed to the Saint Joseph University, Museum of Lebanese Prehistory. The finds included small cores and flakes that were suggested to match Shepherd Neolithic typology.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 52. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ Charles Dudley Warner (2002). In the Levant, Travels in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. Gorgias Press LLC. pp. 163–. ISBN 978-1-931956-81-9. Retrieved 13 October 2012.