Antelias cave, Archaeological cave in Antelias, Lebanon.
The cave extended 2.5 kilometers east of Antelias and contained numerous bone tools, flint artifacts, and prehistoric human remains.
Archaeologist Godefroy Zumoffen conducted initial excavations in 1893, discovering Aurignacian artifacts alongside substantial quantities of bones and flint materials.
The site yielded evidence of human activities spanning from the Upper Paleolithic through the Neolithic period, revealing early settlement patterns in Lebanon.
The collections from Antelias cave are now distributed among several institutions, including the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory and Paris's Musée de l'Homme.
Industrial quarrying activities led to the complete destruction of this significant archaeological site by dynamite in spring 1964.
Location: Antelias
GPS coordinates: 33.90000,35.61667
Latest update: March 20, 2025 02:44
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