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Antelias cave
Antelias cave is located in Lebanon
Antelias cave
location in Lebanon
Alternative nameMugharet-el-Bileni
Location2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of Antelias
Regionnortheast of Beirut
Coordinates33°54′00″N 35°37′00″E / 33.9°N 35.616667°E / 33.9; 35.616667
History
PeriodsPaleolithic, Neolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates1833, 1893, 1901, 1914, 1944, 1948
ArchaeologistsHeidenborg, Godefroy Zumoffen, Delore, Raoul Describes, Auguste Bergy, Ewing
Conditiondestroyed

Antelias Cave was a large cave located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of Antelias, 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Beirut close to the wadi of Ksar Akil.[1]

  1. ^ Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, pp. 66-67. Imprimerie Catholique. Retrieved 21 July 2011.[permanent dead link]

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