جبل عبيبي | |
| Location | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast ofSidon,Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°33′09″N35°23′47″E / 33.5525°N 35.396389°E /33.5525; 35.396389 |
| Type | terraces |
| History | |
| Periods | Heavy Neolithic,Neolithic |
| Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1965 |
| Archaeologists | Henri Fleisch, V. Hankey andLorraine Copeland |
| Condition | under cultivation |
| Public access | Yes |
Jebel Aabeby (جبل عبيبي) is an archaeological site approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast ofSidon, to the west of the road north toQraye inLebanon.[1][2] The site is on a hill where a number ofCedar trees surround the Mar Elias monastery on the western side of the summit. AHeavy Neolithic assemblage offlint tools made by theQaraoun culture was collected from someOlive terraces bordering on the road and from an area above them that was disturbed in the construction of a trackway. The flint was of a brown,Nummulitic,Eocene type, some having beenpatinated to white while others were found fresh. Several broad blades were found along with heavy scrapers on flakes, massive cores,rabots,racloirs and a few smaller scrapers. The material now stored in theMuseum of Lebanese Prehistory was studied byHenri Fleisch, who concluded that the site was likely used as aprehistoricfactory.[1]