Tell el-Ghassil

Why it mattersEleven-level Bekaa agrarian sequence 1800–600 BCE excavated by AUB Museum — reference for Bekaa Middle-to-Iron Age rural economy.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

MB IIB village c.1800 BCE

Period

Middle Bronze to Iron Age (c.1800–600 BCE; 11 levels)

Culture

MB IIB → Late Bronze → Iron I–II (Bekaa Canaanite-Phoenician)

Builders

MB IIB communities

Purpose

Rural agrarian centre on Bekaa alluvium controlling Homs-Baalbek route

Rediscovered

Modern archaeological survey/ rescue

Excavation

Excavated

1. c.1800 BCE

   MB IIB crouch-burial village founded

2. c.1300 BCE

   Late Bronze agrarian town

3. c.900 BCE

   Iron pit-storage village

4. 1956

   AUB Museum excavation starts

• Tell el-Ghassil — Cemetery area

  terrace

  Key sub-area of Tell el-Ghassil (Middle Bronze to Iron Age) showing MB IIB horizon

  34.0493° N · 36.1196° E

• Tell el-Ghassil — Kiln field

  storage

  Key sub-area of Tell el-Ghassil (Middle Bronze to Iron Age) showing MB IIB horizon

  34.0501° N · 36.1202° E

• Tell el-Ghassil — Palatial compound

  dwelling

  Key sub-area of Tell el-Ghassil (Middle Bronze to Iron Age) showing MB IIB horizon

  34.0509° N · 36.1208° E