Tell Zeitoun

Tell Zeitoun also called Tell Dnaibe, is an archaeological site 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Rashaya in Lebanon at an altitude of 900 metres (3,000 ft).

Tell Zeitoun

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Alternative name	Tell Dnaibe
Location	8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Rashaya
Region	Bekaa Valley
Coordinates	33.466667°N 35.733333°E / 33.466667; 35.733333
Type	Tell
History
Founded	6900 - 5800 cal. BC
Periods	PPNB
Cultures	Neolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates	1954, 1966, 1968
Archaeologists	Kuschke A Lorraine Copeland J. King Jacques Besançon Francis Hours
Condition	Ruins
Public access	Yes

It is situated in the valley of the Upper Hasbani (Wadi el-Fatir) on the right bank, north-east of the village of Dnaibe, east of the road.^[1] It was first recorded by A. Kuschke in 1954 followed by Lorraine Copeland and J. King in 1966 and lastly by Jacques Besançon and Francis Hours in 1968.^[2] Besançon recovered a fragment from an arrowhead a pick or hammer and a serrated sickle blade. These gave a very slight dating, suggesting Ubaid occupation equivalent to early Neolithic Byblos.^[3]