Hadath, Mount Lebanon

Hadat
الحدث
Hadat is located in Lebanon
Hadat
Hadat
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°50′06″N 35°32′10″E / 33.835°N 35.536°E / 33.835; 35.536
CountryLebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictBaabda
Area
 • Total1,563 ha (3,862 acres)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Hadeth
Hadath, Mount Lebanon is located in Lebanon
Hadath, Mount Lebanon
Shown within Lebanon
Location7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south southeast of Beirut, Lebanon
RegionMount Lebanon Governorate
Coordinates33°51′02″N 35°31′40″E / 33.850518°N 35.527864°E / 33.850518; 35.527864
History
PeriodsHeavy Neolithic, Neolithic
CulturesQaraoun culture
Site notes
ArchaeologistsAuguste Bergy
Conditionbuilt up
Public accessYes

Hadath (Arabic: الحدت) is a municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It borders the southern periphery of the Lebanese capital Beirut and is considered part of its metropolitan area.

The place includes a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south southeast of Beirut, on the road to Sidon.[1][2] It was discovered and a collection made by Auguste Bergy from a spur near a ravine south of the last houses in the village. Heavy Neolithic material of the Qaraoun culture was found of an atypical variety with large, rough flakes including picks, choppers and cores. Some examples showed evidence of burin impacts and twisted forms. The area is now built up.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 88 &89. Imprimerie Catholique. Retrieved 21 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Leila Tarazi Fawaz (6 February 1995). An Occasion for War: Civil Conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. University of California Press. pp. 184–. ISBN 978-0-520-20086-9. Retrieved 5 September 2012.