Baidar ech Chamout Baïdar ech Chamoût | |
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Village | |
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| Country | |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Western Beqaa District |
| Alternative name | Beidar Chamout |
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| Location | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast ofMachgara,Lebanon |
| Region | Beqaa Governorate |
| Coordinates | 33°31′51″N35°40′10″E / 33.530833°N 35.669444°E /33.530833; 35.669444 |
| History | |
| Periods | Heavy Neolithic,Neolithic,Paleolithic |
| Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1952 |
| Archaeologists | Henri Fleisch,Jacques Cauvin |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Public access | Yes |

Baidar ech Chamout,Baïdar ech Chamoût orBeidar Chamout is a small village located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast ofMachgara in theWestern Beqaa District ofBeqaa Governorate inLebanon.[1]
AHeavy Neolithic archaeological site of theQaraoun culture is located in the area on the right bank of theLitani river, where theNorth Cheeta exits from a ravine opposite theDahr er Rimoul foothills. It was found byHenri Fleisch in 1952 in an area of approximately 100 metres (110 yd) by 600 metres (660 yd) in the fields around afountain of the Machgara spring on a track approximately 500 metres (550 yd) southwest of cote 853. It was described in detail in Fleisch's report of 1954 and again in 1960.Jacques Cauvin also examined and published details of the materials found, then stored with theSaint Joseph University (now theMuseum of Lebanese Prehistory). The Heavy Neolithic pieces were considered identical to those found atQaraoun II.[2]
A laterNeolithicassemblage was found thought to be similar to theNeolithic récent ofByblos consisting ofadzes, rabots,chisels and cores. Another assemblage without any triangular points was tentatively suggested to date to the MiddlePaleolithic, although may actually be Neolithic. The area was under cultivation in 1966.[1]