| Location | Beqaa Valley, Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Type | Tell |
| Part of | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Limestone, Soil, Pebbles |
| Founded | c. 8200-6200 BC |
| Periods | PPNB, Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1965 |
| Archaeologists | Lorraine Copeland, P.J. Wescombe |
| Condition | ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Neba'a Faour, Tell Neba'a Faour, Mashna'et el Faour, Neba Faour or Nebaa Faour is a large, low-lying archaeological tell mound in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon inhabited in the late 7th and early 6th millennium BC. It was initially discovered by Lorraine Copeland and Peter J. Wescombe in 1965 near the road from Beirut to Damascus, 5 miles from the border with Syria.[1] The site was mainly composed of soil and pebbles on limestone bedrock, the site showed heavy erosion since it was abandoned and recent damage from modern construction in the area. It has been suggested as an example of an aceramic stage following the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) that is called the Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (PPNC); sites of comparable culture are Tell Ramad, Labwe and others in the Byblos region.[2] It is generally dated between the second half of the 7th millennium and the beginning of the 6th millennium BC.[3]