El Khiam

El Khiam (الخیام) is an archaeological site near Wadi Khureitun in the Judaean Desert in the West Bank, on the shores of the Dead Sea.

El Khiam

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Location	West Bank
Coordinates	31.633333°N 35.25°E / 31.633333; 35.25
History
Periods	Mesolithic, Neolithic
Cultures	Khiamian
Site notes
Excavation dates	1931, 1957, 1961
Archaeologists	R. Neuville, André Parrot, Joaquín González Echegaray
Public access	Unknown

Archaeological finds at El Khiam show nearly continuous habitation by groups of hunters since the Mesolithic and early Neolithic periods.^[1] The Khiamian period (c. 10000–9500 BCE), named for this site, is characterized by flint arrowheads now known as "El-Khiam points".^[2] El Khiam was first excavated by René Neuville in 1934, by Jean Perrot in 1951 and Joaquín González Echegaray [es] in 1961.^[2]

Gallery

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  El-Khiam point microlith, first found at El Khiam.
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  Three El-Khiam points.