Byblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour
Byblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour Tell
Neolithic to Phoenician (5000–1200 BCE)·Byblos culture·🇱🇧 Keserwan-Jbeil, coast, Lebanon
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About Byblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour
Byblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour in Keserwan-Jbeil, coast, Lebanon is a Neolithic to Phoenician (5000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Byblos culture culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Byblos culture site illustrating Neolithic to Phoenician (5000–1200 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Byblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Byblos culture
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 5000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Phoenician (5000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Byblos culture
- Purpose
- Phoenician harbour town with temples of Baalat
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5000 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
34.1222° N · 35.6422° E · 538 m · 3 mapped features
Byblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Byblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour 15 m high with stratified phases
34.1230° N · 35.6430° EByblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
34.1213° N · 35.6417° EByblos — Seaside Neolithic Harbour — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
34.1233° N · 35.6415° E