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Shepherd Neolithic
Style of ancient industry in Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shepherd Neolithic is a name given by archaeologists to a style (or industry) of small flint tools from the Hermel plains in the north Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.[7] The Shepherd Neolithic industry has been insufficiently studied and was provisionally named based on a limited typology collected by Jesuit archaeologist "Père" Henri Fleisch.[8] Lorraine Copeland and Peter J. Wescombe suggested it was possibly "of quite late date".[8]
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Geographical range | Lebanon |
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Period | Epipaleolithic |
Dates | circa 10,200 B.C.E. — circa 8,800 B.C.E. |
Type site | Qaa, Maqne |
Major sites | Hermel, Kamouh el Hermel, Douris, Hermel, Kamouh el Hermel, Qalaat Tannour, Rayak North, Riha Station |
Preceded by | Natufian culture |
Followed by | Pre-Pottery Neolithic A |
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Map of Lebanon showing important sites that were occupied in the Shepherd Neolithic (clickable map)
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